All new 2014 vehicles now ship with a an EDR – Event Data Recorder, or, “black box.”
It constantly records information while the car is in motion, but only saves it in the event of a crash, a few seconds in total.
Information the EDR records: vehicle speed and acceleration, throttle and brake positions, ignition cycles, seat belt usage, velocity changes throughout a collision, and airbag deployment.
More sophisticated EDRs are arriving, which also record GPS data, seat position and steering, plus they continuously save the information.
Read it online at Autonet.ca
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My Prediction – EDRs & Car Insurance – 2nd last paragraph
I predict insurance companies will start to use the data, something like, “connect your EDR to our system, and reduce your monthly cost by paying for insurance only when you drive!
Here comes the “Connected Car”. It’s going to be huge guys.
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