Event Data Recorders (EDR) - The "Black Boxes" of The Automotive Industry

Did you have any idea that your auto could veritably well be observing on you from the moment you start it? Veritably many people do. The bias is called event data reporters (EDR). They generally only save the data for many seconds at a time, unless you're involved in an accident. Also, the data is saved permanently, so events during a crash can be studied.

An EDR is designed to gather information the same way a transponder helps aeronautics officers from the FAA, NTSA, and other agencies piece together why a spurt airliner goes down. This is what news and safety officers are talking about when they bandy an aircraft's" black box." A significant chance of late-model vehicles having these biaspre-installed from the plant. Is not it a bit disturbing that many US motorists realize that such a device has been installed in their vehicle? Starting with 2011 models, automakers are needed to tell buyers that an archivist is installed on their buses. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has lately decided that all vehicles erected after 2013 must-have formalized EDRs that record specific details, similar as.

Change in forwarding crash speed Maximum change in forwarding crash speed Speed the vehicle was traveling How far the accelerator pedal was pressed Whether or not the boscage was applied Number of power cycles applied to the EDR at the time of the crash Number of power cycles applied to the EDR when the EDR data was downloaded Whether or not the motorist was using a safety belt Whether or not the anterior airbag warning beacon was on Number of crash events Time between the first two crash events when applicable Whether or not the EDR completed recording

''EDRs can provide information about a crash that can't be obtained through more traditional investigation techniques," says a statement on the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) website. ''Police, crash investigators, automakers, insurance adjusters, and highway safety researchers can use this information to analyze what occurred during a crash. The data may help automakers improve occupant restraint systems and vehicle structures.''

Ever a skeptic, one has to wonder how long it will be before claims are denied and premiums are based on information gathered by an EDR. Additionally, there are legal implications. If the evidence held by event data recorders is admissible in court, this could fundamentally alter legal proceedings involving automotive accidents. Of course, this is not necessarily a negative; however, it is shocking that so few consumers even realize these devices even exist, let alone that they are installed in their current vehicles.