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> There is a question: "Was autopilot in use?", and an experiment was performed to answer that question Why an experiment? Isn't there a Black Box, like on aer
by orra 5y ago
> There is a question: "Was autopilot in use?", and an experiment was performed to answer that question
Why an experiment? Isn't there a Black Box, like on aeroplanes, with logs to definitively answer the question?
- jussij 5y agoFrom the article: The report said the car's lithium-ion battery case was damaged, and in the ensuing fire the infotainment system's onboard storage device was destroyed.
- richardkmichael 5y agoThe very next sentence of the article: However, the "restraint control module," which stores data such as whether seatbelts were in use, how fast the vehicle was going, acceleration information, and airbag deployment, although damaged by fire was recovered and turned over to the NTSB's laboratory to evaluate.