Event data recorders, also known as “black boxes” or “sensing diagnostic modules,” capture information such as the speed of a vehicle and the use of a safety belt. In the event of a collision this ...

Every commercial aircraft carries two devices designed to outlast the catastrophic forces of a crash: the cockpit voice ...

One of the most misunderstood, and misused, terms in trucking is “black box.” To some it's synonymous with electronic onboard recorders (EOBR), to others it means a Big-Brother device just waiting for ...

There is a saying among pilots that every new switch or warning light added to an airplane’s cockpit is the result of some disaster or another. Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, still missing somewhere in ...

A new all-in-one style flight data recorder (FDR) is currently in development that could take on roles typically reserved for systems that exist outside of what mainstream media refers to as the ...

European safety regulators are shying away from proposals to require alternative power supply for flight-data recorders, to reduce the risk of information being lost as a result of an accident. The ...

The NHTSA has announced a rollback of a 2012 proposal that would have required the mandatory installation of Electronic Data Recorders (EDR) on cars and trucks. These ...

Event data recorders, also known as “black boxes” or “sensing diagnostic modules,” capture information such as the speed of a vehicle and the use of a safety belt. In the event of a collision this ...

HBM, Inc. has added to its Genesis High Speed line of data recorders with the new portable GEN3i data recorder intended for laboratory, power test stands and destructive material testing applications ...

Event data recorders, EDRs for short, have been in the news of late, as part of 's quandaries and subsequent government actions. There have been misunderstandings and misinformation about the purpose ...