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U.S. weighs post-Toyota "black box" for cars

Reuters -- U.S. safety regulators are weighing whether to make "black boxes" mandatory for all new vehicles in response to recent unintended acceleration problems in Toyota Motor Corp vehicles.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration chief David Strickland told a congressional hearing the agency would be looking at the possibility of requiring the devices that can capture data on speed, braking effort and other details.

Strickland also said he was conducting a full review of NHTSA's legal authority and whether it had the tools necessary to oversee automakers at a time when vehicles are becoming increasingly sophisticated.

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Submitted Mar 11, 2010 By: Mudsprings

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v240 All-Star Author Pennsylvania Posts:690 Points:659,105 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 12:04:13 AM Ignore v240 Report Abuse So your car can tell Big Brother what you have been up to. From a safety point of view, being able to look for electronic or software problems with this data could be a plus. It would be necessary to make it clear that the data is owned by the owner of the vehicle - not the insurance companies, not the courts, not the car companies. Having your car provide evidence against you - in my nonlawyer opinion - violates the amendment that protects you from self-incrimination. And this is already and issue (and has been for several years) - many cars do record this data in a "black box" - the biggest problem is that most car owners don't know it. [Edited by: v240 at 3/12/2010 12:05:48 AM EST]
pinkelefant Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:14,645 Points:1,751,985 Joined:Aug 2003	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 12:02:18 AM Ignore pinkelefant Report Abuse Good in theory but reminds me of 1984, too.
linga115 Rookie Author Sacramento Posts:45 Points:129,900 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 12:00:52 AM Ignore linga115 Report Abuse i heard they already have black boxes. the info is hard to pull off tho
OGW Champion Author London Posts:1,351 Points:670,865 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 11:56:48 PM Ignore OGW Report Abuse Be good to see what they find.
mrbee All-Star Author Little Rock Posts:568 Points:1,526,835 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 11:52:28 PM Ignore mrbee Report Abuse Mmmm!
QuentD All-Star Author Georgia Posts:763 Points:493,350 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 11:51:57 PM Ignore QuentD Report Abuse Interesting.
dbatw Champion Author St. Louis Posts:1,686 Points:341,165 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2010 11:50:18 PM Ignore dbatw Report Abuse big brother government and lawyer snakes getting access to your driving habits... somehow I don't feel safer...