Self-Driving Car Insurance Market Expected to Reach $88.1 Billion by 2032—Allied Market Research

According to a new report published by Allied Market Research, titled, “Self-Driving Car Insurance Market," The self-driving car insurance market was valued at $22 billion in 2022, and is estimated to reach $88.1 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 15.3% from 2023 to 2032.

The self-driving car insurance market size was valued at $22,022.32 million in 2022 and is projected to reach $88,139.26 million by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 15.3% from 2023 to 2032.  

Self-driving vehicles will probably have an impact on how much auto insurance costs overall and how much rates are determined. Typically, personal information of user such as age, residence, and driving history is used by the auto insurance companies to calculate cost-based on the likelihood that would help a user to file a claim in the future. However, insurance costs for the drivers who are currently thought to be the most likely to be inovlved in an accident might decrease in a world where self-driving cars lower the likelihood that anyone is engaged in an accident. Under the scenario, insurance firms would have to reconsider how best to estimate a driver's insurance risk in the light of self-driving automobiles. Auto insurance may potentially be affected by driverless cars if additional discounts are offered to owners of vehicles that frequently utilize their autonomous capabilities. This is already beginning to happen with Rivian, Tesla, and GM. These businesses provide their own insurance, which offers discounts to drivers who correctly use hands-free technology and drive defensively.

Self-driving car insurance market provides coverage for advanced systems that are combined with autonomous vehicles. The compositon includes sensors, cameras, LiDAR, radar, and other components essential for autonomous driving functionality. Furthermore, insurance policies are present for self-driving cars to protect the cars from vehicle actions which are autonmous and manual mode. In additon, the traditional liability coverage provided for the self-driving car insurance industry includes product liablity coverage to protect the manufacturers and suppliers of autonomous vehicle technology from claims arising from defects or malfunctions in the technology itself.

Key players in the self-driving car insurance market adopted different strategies to sustain their growth in the market. In May 2021, GEICO partnered with Tractable to expedite the process of filing auto claims and repairs. With training from millions of past claims, Tractable's in-house computer vision system evaluates car damage with accuracy comparable to that of a human appraiser. By integrating AI into the procedure, GEICO will be able to decrease administrative burden and evaluate estimates quickly and accurately. Furthermore, in February 2022, State Farm and Ford company formed a strategic alliance to introduce usage-based insurance to new vehicle owners.  Customers of State Farm with qualified linked vehicles may choose to participate in the State Farm usage-based insurance (UBI) program, Drive Safe & Save, which modifies premiums based on the mileage and driving habits of the customer's specific vehicle. Therefore, such strategies adopted by key players are expected to propel the growth of self-driving car insurance market analysis.

Growing advancement in autonomous technology are the main significant factor driving the growth of the self-driving car insurance market share. Furthermore, regulatory complexities to hamper the self-driving car insurance market growth. Moreover, increasing purchase of vehicles to provide significant opportunity.

Due to pandemic enormous reduction occurred in commuting and overall travel operations due to lockdowns, remote work policies and movement restrictions, which in-turn resulted in less accidents and claims. Self-driving care are designed to keep safety aspects in line in order to reduce and minimize accidents that occur because of human error. The pandemic highlighted the importance of minimizing the human contact and increasing automation in various sectors.  This thing accelerated the development and adoption of self-driving technology as more-safer option as compared to traditional vehicles. Insurers have to adjust their policies and the premiums in accordance to accommodate the shift in vehicle technology.

Key Findings of the Study

• Based on insurance coverage, the third-party liability segment held the largest self-driving car insurance market share in 2022
• Based on distribution channel, the insurance agents/brokers segment held the largest market share in 2022 in driverless car insurance.
• Based on application, the personal segment held the largest market share in 2022 in the autonomous vehicle insurance.
• Based on region, the North America segment held the largest self-driving car insurance market trends in 2022.