This article was published on August 5, 2013

Google quietly rolls out a car insurance price comparison service for drivers in France


The Google self-driving car maneuvers th

The Google self-driving car maneuvers through the streets of in Washington, DC May 14, 2012. The system on a modified Toyota Prius combines information gathered from Google Street View with artificial intelligence software that combines input from video cameras inside the car, a LIDAR sensor on top of the vehicle, radar sensors on the front […]

Image Credits Credit: KAREN BLEIER

Google is active in all sorts of different niches, but a price comparison service for car insurance renewals is certainly a new one to add to the list.

Spotted by Rude Baguette, Google launched the service in beta today for drivers across France, comparing just six companies initially: 4assur, AllSecur (Allianz), Acomme Assure, Aloa Assurances (Covéa), Active Assurances et SOS Malus.

We expect that number to grow in the future, in addition to the countries it’s available in – providing this small test drive proves successful.

➤ Rude Baguette

Image Credit: KAREN BLEIER/AFP/GettyImages

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