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I just bought a Volvo (but I didn't get it yet) => apparently all Volvos have an embedded "Event Data Recorder": This vehicle is equipped with an "Event Data R

I just bought a Volvo (but I didn't get it yet) => apparently all Volvos have an embedded "Event Data Recorder": This vehicle is equipped with an "Event Data Recorder" (EDR). Its primary purpose is to register and record data related to traffic accidents or collision-like situations, such as times when the airbag deploys or the vehicle strikes an obstacle in the road. The data is recorded in order to increase understanding of how vehicle systems work in these types of situations. The EDR is designed to record data related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short time, usually 30 seconds or less. Etc... The article is here https://www.volvocars.com/ph/support/manuals/xc90/2016/introduction/introduction/recording-data https://www.volvocars.com/ph/support/manuals/xc90/2016/intro... (same for other models). Personally I'm OK with that - it's not an ongoing recording of how I drive, the data is not pushed out of the car, and it might actually help defending myself if I have an accident and I think that I'm not guilty.

bradly 6y ago
> Its primary purpose.. But what about its other purposes? Form the article linked: > Volvo may be forced to disclose information of this nature to the police or other authorities
- zepearl 6y ago
  Yep - and at the top the article states: The EDR is designed to record data related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short time, usually 30 seconds or less. I'm personally OK with that.
abawany 6y ago
I believe these have existed in vehicles for quite a while and have been used as evidence for/against the driver. According to [1], 85% of all vehicles in 2010 were expected to already have these things installed. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_data_recorder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_data_recorder
- zepearl 6y ago
  Thank you, until now I was totally unaware of such systems. But good to have things stored locally than to have them uploaded anywhere to then be used for some analysis (puah, probably a point to be discussed). Personally I'm OK if used for&against the driver (from a technical perspective, not as souce of abolute truth) if the duration of the recordings are short.
  - abawany 6y ago
    In a defensive driving course I took in the prior decade, the instructor informed us that these collect data in a rolling 5 minute window until an adverse event occurs.

bradly 6y ago

> Its primary purpose.. But what about its other purposes? Form the article linked: > Volvo may be forced to disclose information of this nature to the police or other authorities

zepearl 6y ago
Yep - and at the top the article states: The EDR is designed to record data related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short time, usually 30 seconds or less. I'm personally OK with that.

abawany 6y ago

I believe these have existed in vehicles for quite a while and have been used as evidence for/against the driver. According to [1], 85% of all vehicles in 2010 were expected to already have these things installed. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_data_recorder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_data_recorder

zepearl 6y ago
Thank you, until now I was totally unaware of such systems. But good to have things stored locally than to have them uploaded anywhere to then be used for some analysis (puah, probably a point to be discussed). Personally I'm OK if used for&against the driver (from a technical perspective, not as souce of abolute truth) if the duration of the recordings are short.
- abawany 6y ago
  In a defensive driving course I took in the prior decade, the instructor informed us that these collect data in a rolling 5 minute window until an adverse event occurs.