Black Boxes Rules Spur Debate

Iria · Aug 11, 2006, 04:28 PM

Source: Wired News
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will set rules within a month governing what information can and cannot be collected in the black box that may be in your vehicle.

In the event of a crash, the boxes (also known as event data recorders) record information including speed and steering. Time magazine details several cases where drivers were convicted of speeding and hit and runs based on the black box data, and Progressive Insurance is offering to lower rates to drivers who install the devices.

Sixty million of the boxes are installed in vehicles today, but auto manufacturers are not required to disclose if they install them. The rules will set a standard interface for downloading the information as today the boxes are proprietary,

Aug 11, 2006, 04:28 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 74	Black Boxes Rules Spur Debate Source: Wired News __________ The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will set rules within a month governing what information can and cannot be collected in the black box that may be in your vehicle. In the event of a crash, the boxes (also known as event data recorders) record information including speed and steering. Time magazine details several cases where drivers were convicted of speeding and hit and runs based on the black box data, and Progressive Insurance is offering to lower rates to drivers who install the devices. Sixty million of the boxes are installed in vehicles today, but auto manufacturers are not required to disclose if they install them. The rules will set a standard interface for downloading the information as today the boxes are proprietary,