GM Agrees to $232.75 Million in Settlements Over Selling Connected Car Data

Combined with a separate $12.75 million agreement reached earlier this year with California, the settlements total $232.75 million and carry binding changes to how GM activates and manages connected-vehicle tracking.

It resolves a lawsuit centered on OnStar Smart Driver, a feature GM has said it ended in 2024.

OnStar Smart Driver: What the Attorneys General Say Was Collected According to the coalition, GM tracked millions of drivers through Smart Driver from 2016 through 2024.

GM’s $220 Million Multistate Settlement: Money and Mandates Under the multistate agreement, GM will pay $220 million, which is distributed among the participating states.

GM’s California Agreement and Company Response The earlier $12.75 million California agreement, reached in May, resolved a state investigation into the alleged sale of driver data to two data brokers.