NHTSA Gets More Aggressive With Car Black Boxes

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Nearly all new cars sold right now come with an even data recorder (EDR) also lovingly referred to as black boxes, like what’s included on airplanes. These devices allow investigators to collect data from right before a crash, helping them to piece together what a driver might or might not have done. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has long been an advocate of these devices, attempting to force automakers to install them in all new cars. Well, it’s making another push only this time it’s not mandating their installment.

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As President Trump pointed out back in 2019, such a measure of forcing automakers to install EDRs was unnecessary since they were doing it already. It’s estimated 99.5% of new vehicles have an EDR. NHTSA had been pushing for a mandate since 2004. Now, after conducting a multi-year study NHTSA wants to increase the amount of data recorded, expanding it from 5 to 20 seconds at a higher frequency.