{"id":376149,"date":"2010-03-01T14:30:35","date_gmt":"2010-03-01T19:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/?p=39044"},"modified":"2010-03-01T14:30:35","modified_gmt":"2010-03-01T19:30:35","slug":"gm-backs-federally-mandated-event-data-recorders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/376149","title":{"rendered":"GM Backs Federally Mandated Event Data Recorders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/gm-backs-federally-mandated-event-data-recorders\/edr-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-39046\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EDR1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"EDR\" width=\"200\" height=\"127\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39046\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>GM is supporting a Texas congressman\u2019s push to require event data recorders in all vehicles sold in the United States.  Event data recorders (EDRs) capture multiple data streams from a vehicle prior to the deployment of air bags.  In some cases, EDRs record much more data and (in the case of Nissan GT-R owners) have been used to void warranty claims.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-39044\"><\/span>While no one would argue that EDR\u2019s will assist with accident reconstruction and could potentially improve vehicle safety, there is a down side to capturing data that can be accessed by anyone with a subpoena.  Say, for example, you\u2019re stretching the legs of your ZR-1 Corvette when you lose control and total the car.  If the events leading up to the crash were captured on an EDR, what happens when your insurance company subpoenas the data from the EDR?  Do you think they\u2019re going to honor your policy when it\u2019s revealed that you were driving at 2x the speed limit?<\/p>\n<p>Even if you feel no sympathy for the reckless Corvette driver, what happens when you rear end the car in front of you in rush hour traffic?  Sure, you were only going 30 mph but you were distracted by the sun in your eyes and couldn\u2019t stop your Buick in time.  What do you think the insurance company will say when they get the EDR data and demonstrate that you were tailgating?  \u201cCoverage voided,\u201d would be my guess.<\/p>\n<p>Today, insurance companies aren\u2019t allowed to deny coverage based on EDR data.  How long do you think this will last?  Today, EDR\u2019s generally record only the last few seconds before a crash.  As flash memory increases in capacity and decreases in cost, what will stop manufacturers from building EDRs that record days, weeks or months worth of data?  How long before this data will be used against you to deny warranty claims, issue citations or void insurance coverage?<\/p>\n<p>Am I paranoid?  Perhaps, but I can\u2019t help but wonder who\u2019s really behind the push for EDRs in all vehicles.  If you dig deep enough, I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll find an insurance company link.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/0yDrdRzvYKckRobikEKUasmTEow\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/0yDrdRzvYKckRobikEKUasmTEow\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/0yDrdRzvYKckRobikEKUasmTEow\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/0yDrdRzvYKckRobikEKUasmTEow\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GM is supporting a Texas congressman\u2019s push to require event data recorders in all vehicles sold in the United States. Event data recorders (EDRs) capture multiple data streams from a vehicle prior to the deployment of air bags. In some cases, EDRs record much more data and (in the case of Nissan GT-R owners) have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2161,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-376149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2161"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=376149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376149\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}