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Mostly incorrect. At least for the US. If your car has an EDR, what data it collects is legislated. There is not a standard interface for retrieving it, but th
by dghlsakjg 1y ago
Mostly incorrect. At least for the US.
If your car has an EDR, what data it collects is legislated. There is not a standard interface for retrieving it, but the manufacturer is required to ensure that there is a commercially available tool for data retrieval that any third party can use.
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-V/part-563 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-V/p...
- onlyrealcuzzo 1y agoDoes it legislate that you can't "accidentally" delete all incriminating data?
- dghlsakjg 1y agoDepends on the severity of the crash. If it meets certain thresh-holds (air bag deployment) the recording memory must be permanently locked in the onboard recorder.
- onlyrealcuzzo 1y agoIs the penalty for "oops, we had a bug, and it's gone," similar to the >$100M penalty they got? If not, I assume they'll keep losing all incriminating data.
- sidewndr46 1y agoIt looks like this covers "and an unloaded vehicle weight of 2,495 kg (5,500 pounds) or less". From what I understand even my F-150 wouldn't fall under this legislation
- jayd16 1y agoMight not cover large trucks but most sedans are under that. Is this one of those "that's why big cars are cheaper to make" situations?
- dghlsakjg 1y agoNo. The EDR is optional. If the manufacturer chooses to install it, it must meet those standards. I was just refuting the GPs assertion that they are all proprietary and that only the manufacturer can access the data.
- Aurornis 1y agoUnloaded vehicle weight, not gross vehicle weight. From a quick search, it's technically possible to configure some model year F-150s to have a curb weight over 5,500 pounds with all the right options, but most are lower.
- briffle 1y agoA Rivian R1s is about 6800 pounds because of its batteries..
- dghlsakjg 1y agoThere are other regulations for larger and commercial vehicles. Not sure if there is a light truck ruleset. Also the rules I posted are only if the manufacturer chooses to equip a recorder. They can opt not to have one. The point I was making is that the GP was just saying shit that had no basis in fact.