North Dakota limits the use of “black boxes” by insurers
North Dakota has certain limits for insurance companies of your car as a witness against you. The legislature decided that insurance companies are blocking the data from a vehicle of the “black box” for drivers of premiums.
After the vote, the insurance industry groups said they believe North Dakota is the first state to bar the use of “Black Box” of information. Of course, the insurance group said she has never used the data to that effect.
At least eight other states are considering black-box regulation this year, according to the National Conference of State legislation has been submitted.
The bill of North Dakota also requires cars and trucks, starting with model year 2007, for information about the recorders in their manuals, and said distributors must inform their clients about the presence of a recorder.
The State remains the integration of data are available, without the consent of the owner for use in medical research or improve safety belts in motor vehicles as the driver did not reveal the identity. The courts may also release information.
GM leads the way
If you think driving in the car industry, General Motors are not often in mind, but the ageing giant, the path of installing “black box” of automotive technology-products.
GM began installing equipment in vehicles as early as 1996. “Black Boxes” are really computer chips used to activate airbags and other safety equipment device but also the storage of information may be used for the study of an accident. These chips are available in newer vehicles and at one point referred Event Data Recorder or EDRs.
The chips a record speed of the car, brakes and steering of efficiency, and if the driver has a safety belt.
If General Motors, the top government agencies and investigators, the supporters of the “black box” technology is no longer a problem. “Black Boxes” are now installed in each car brand in line with the company since model year 2004. The devices are also in a number of Ford models.
This means that nearly 15 percent of all vehicles on the road to the USA today a kind of “black box” device can be passed against the driver.
Proponents of the technology include the National Transportation Safety Board and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). NHTSA has proposed standards for data collected by “black boxes” and EDRs. The Agency has recently stressed in an indication that this is not a “black boxes”, despite increasing pressure.
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