What happened
Subaru offered EyeSight from the 2013 model year and by 2016 on every model except the BRZ. Its two cameras assess the risk of a collision ahead, and it warns and then brakes if the driver does not act. In a bulletin of December 2019, the Highway Loss Data Institute analyzed insurance claims for 2013-18 Subarus by the age of the driver rated on each policy. Its regression compared cars with and without EyeSight and controlled for other features and for driver, vehicle and location factors. HLDI reports that, across all ages, EyeSight is associated with 15% fewer property damage liability claims and 26% fewer bodily injury liability claims. These figures come from its earlier 2019 study. HLDI found that both kinds of claim were lower in every age group, by statistically significant amounts. For drivers 65 and older, the reductions were only 6% and 13%. In April 2020, HLDI reported that the benefits persisted as cars aged. HLDI could not tell whether the system was on in a crash, and buyers who chose EyeSight may differ from other buyers.
Sources
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Report, by authors with no tie to the system.
Highway Loss Data Institute. Impact of Subaru collision avoidance features on insurance losses by rated driver age. HLDI Bulletin Vol. 36, No. 25, December 2019.
As shown in the following figure, for all age groups combined, EyeSight is associated with a 15 and 26 percent reduction to PDL and BI liability claim frequency, respectively.
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Report, by authors with no tie to the system.
Highway Loss Data Institute. Changes in collision, PDL, and BI claim frequencies for Subaru and Honda vehicles equipped with front crash prevention systems, by vehicle age. HLDI Bulletin Vol. 37, No. 7, April 2020.
The following figure suggests that the benefits of Subaru's EyeSight system do persist as the vehicles age.
Details
AI system
- Workflow
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Two cameras behind the windshield assessed the risk of a collision with traffic ahead. The system warned the driver and braked automatically if the driver took no evasive action. EyeSight was optional, so Subarus with and without it could be compared.
Follow-up
- Conditions for replication
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Drivers leave the system on, since some of its functions can be switched off. The speed difference to the vehicle ahead stays within the system's range, up to 30 mph for the second generation.
Entry details
- Sector
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Road vehicle crash avoidance.
- Purpose
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Subaru built EyeSight to warn the driver and brake automatically when its cameras detect the risk of a collision with traffic ahead.
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Cite this record
Peter H. Vartanian. (2026). Subarus with EyeSight drew fewer liability claims at every driver age (AIBD-0945). Artificial Intelligence Benefits Database, edition of 1 November 2026. https://petervartanian.xyz/aibd/records/AIBD-0945.html (archived at https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/AADSII, version 7.0)