US Wants Automakers to Collect More ‘Black Box’ Crash Data

US Wants Automakers to Collect More ‘Black Box’ Crash Data
The remains of a Tesla vehicle after it crashed in The Woodlands, Texas in this still image from video obtained via social media on April 17, 2021. Scott J. Engle via Reuters/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—U.S. auto regulators said Wednesday they want to require automakers to collect more crash data from event data recorders (EDRs)—more commonly known as “black boxes.”

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Wednesday proposed requiring black boxes to collect 20 seconds of pre-crash data at a higher frequency rate to help better understand the actions that lead to a crash.