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New Regulations For Automobile Black Boxes

By Perry J. Zucker

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Every few seconds a vehicle related accident occurs.  The causes of these accidents rely on the knowledge and the experience of engineers.  The EDR (Event Data Recorder), or the latest “buzzword” is called “Automobile Black Boxes or Vehicle Black Boxes”, which various groups try to draw parallel references to the airplane black box; this is the furthest thing from the truth.  Unlike, the airplane “Black Box,” which has the capability of recording positioning, actual travel velocity (speed and direction), safety device(s) utilization, mechanical problems, operating errors, as well as audio in the cockpit/compartment.  

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) defines automobile black boxes (EDR) as: a device or function in a vehicle that records the vehicle’s dynamic, time-series data during the time period just prior to a crash event (e.g., vehicle speed vs. time) or during a crash event (e.g., delta-V vs. time), intended for retrieval after the crash event. For the purposes of this definition, the event data do not include audio and video data. (1)

Automobile black boxes (EDR)  that were installed by the original vehicle's manufacturer (OEM) generally record safety restraint system(s) data,  pre-crash data,  post crash data,  vehicle information and system status. They may be located in different location(s) such as center console, under seat(s), etc.