Here Technologies’ platform helps Motion Auto deliver insurance policies

Here Technologies’ location platform is being used by Motion Auto to deliver user-based insurance policies to its customers. The platform will provide the insurer with information on speed limits and rules of the road as well as measurements of the road surface condition and variable data such as traffic conditions. Daniel Weisman, co-founder of Motion Auto, says Here will help the company understand the behaviour of customers and their relationships to routes, road conditions and traffic. Here’s ma
December 19, 2018 Read time: 1 min

7643 Here Technologies’ location platform is being used by Motion Auto to deliver user-based insurance policies to its customers.

The platform will provide the insurer with information on speed limits and rules of the road as well as measurements of the road surface condition and variable data such as traffic conditions.

Daniel Weisman, co-founder of Motion Auto, says Here will help the company understand the behaviour of customers and their relationships to routes, road conditions and traffic.  

Here’s maps will also be embedded into the firm’s consumer mobile app.

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