Manufacturer News

1.	Soon, commercial retrieval of EDR data will become available on Chrysler manufactured motor vehicles. As soon as it is available, Collision Data Services will deliver that access to you. To read more about the Chrysler release, check out the following:
VETRONIX BOSCH GROUP ANNOUNCES THE ADDITION OF CHRYSLER VEHICLES TO ITS CRASH DATA RETRIEVAL SYSTEM (CDR) PRODUCT
http://www.crash-data-retrieval-system.com/news/2007_ChryslerPressRelease.html

In the News

2.	EDR data retrieved from the vehicle carrying New Jersey Governor, Jon S. Corzine uncovers the truth about the cause of an accident that nearly claimed his life. For more details, check out the following:
CORZINE’S SUV TRAVELING 91 MPH AT TIME OF CRASH
N.J. Governor Still On Ventilator As He Recovers From Broken Bones
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18158503/

3.	EDR data may be your best corroborating evidence. See how it saved James Fitzgerald from spending his life in prison:
ROCKY ROAD FOR BLACK BOXES:
As James Fitzgerald wheeled his tractor-trailer down Interstate 40 near the Nashville International Airport last summer, little did he know that a small black box aboard the truck might later help clear him of homicide charges.
http://news.com.com/Rocky+road+for+car+black+boxes/2009-1041_3-5604449.html

Related Publications

4.	This article provides a thorough and heavily referenced history of the use of automotive black boxes in the legal environment. While the author appears somewhat pessimistic about the use of the data recorded on the devices, he acknowledges and chronicles the virtually unblemished acceptance of EDR data in the courtroom.
THE DOUBLE EDGED SWORD THAT IS THE EVENT DATA RECORDER
http://law.bepress.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5978&context=expresso