The Automotive ‘Black Box Data’ Tipping Point
Nov 1 · 3 min read

Since 1996, when automakers first installed ‘black box’ event data recorders (EDRs) in cars and light trucks vehicle owners have had zero means to safeguard access to crash data.
Today, millions of vehicles have EDRs, yet consumer awareness of how they work is very low.
Simply put, they collect and store data used for post-crash analysis and evidence in legal…

