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Big Brother is Watching, Well, All of us: U.S. DoT Seeks to Make Event Data Recorders Mandatory
Australian inventor and all-round genius Dr David Warren is widely considered to be the father of the “black box†Flight Data Recorder (FDR). His invention helped make flying safer by giving investigators valuable insights into the mechanical goings-on of a crashed aircraft. What may surprise you is that for the last twenty years similar devices have been installed in our cars.
Event Data Recorders (EDRs) are the automotive equivalent of an aircraft’s FDR. These devices record acceleration and deceleration forces, engine RPM, temperature, oil pressure and a host of other things. After a crash, the information can be recovered and studied, aiding investigators.
Read more »- Who's On The Right Side Of The Law, The Missouri Cop Or The Dashcam Driver?
As America plays catch up in the use of dashboard-mounted recorders on private automobiles that are widely adopted in many other countries such as the motherland of all dash-cams, Russia, more and more incidents emerge online. This one involves a ticket...
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