There is actually an orange color on airplanes to make it easier to find. black box available, this box records the entire journey. This type of system will now be available for vehicles sold in Europe. This system will apply from July 2024 European Union It was stated that it will be mandatory for all cars to be sold in these countries. The system will be called Event Data Recorder (EDR).

What is EDR? What does it do?

With EDR system up to eight seats including cars with in the M1 category Class N1 vehicles weighing less than 3500 kilograms, including vehicles, pick-up trucks and vans EDR system will have. The 27 countries where the European Union Regulation is valid are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden will be.

EDR systemIt is integrated into the car’s airbag system and cannot be switched off as an option. EDR would activate once the airbag and seat belt sensors were activated. In addition, when the hood of the vehicle is opened, the speed in the horizontal or vertical direction is reduced in 0.15 seconds. rises at more than 8 kilometers per hour the system is activated.

European Commission According to the documents shared by , black boxes will collect data on speed, braking, position, vehicle vibrations and embedded security systems. When it detects an emergency, the vehicle will eCall system will ask for help. EDRIt records vehicle data with high accuracy and in a way that the data is protected. The rights to this data rest with the vehicle driver. Authorities only have access to this data in emergencies.