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The rules do not require EDRs -- already in use in more than 85 percent of U.S. vehicles -- but they mandate that in cars that have them, the devices must capture and preserve at least 15 types of crash data, including pre-crash speed, engine throttle, changes in forward velocity and airbag deployment times. And one day, the agency noted in its final rule, they may even play a role in getting emergency medical service quickly dispatched to the scene of an accident by automatically sending a 911 alert.
- 'Staggering' amount of information
- Even now, however, such information could be cross-checked with information from devices like cellphones and GPS units to build what could be an air-tight court case.
