The computers in your car are recording more than you think.
The data these devices record varies with the make, model, and year of a particular vehicle. One recent GM model, for example, keeps track of vehicle speed, engine speed, brake status, throttle position, state of driver’s seat belt, and time from vehicle impact to air-bag deployment. Other metrics of a more technical or administrative nature, like how many times the engine has been started, are recorded as well.
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THERE ARE THOSE who think there’s a major privacy issue here–specifically concerning who owns the data in the black boxes and what those owners should be able to do with that information. There seems to be general agreement that use of non-personally identifying data for safety studies should be allowed. But beyond that, there’s still much debate.
It is a interesting article, read the whole thing.
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