A car’s event data recorder gathers and stores crucial driving data and incident information before, during, and after a triggering event like an accident occurs with your vehicle. Some cars have had ...

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If your car is equipped with airbags, it will almost certainly have an Event Data Recorder (EDR), the “little black box.” The airbag system controller called an air-bag control module (ACM) or ...

Planes have them. Trains have them. Some trucks do, too. And you may be driving around with one somewhere in your car and not know it. A rule the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ...

The modern vehicle is a marvel of technology, and among its many features is the often-overlooked black box, or Event Data Recorder (EDR). As these devices become increasingly sophisticated, ...

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