Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Auto "black boxes" not required in US

Stuff(New Zealand)
The U.S. government will not require recorders in autos but has said that car makers must tell consumers when technology that tracks speed, braking and other measurements is in the new vehicles they buy...

...Automakers have until September 1, 2010, to comply with the notification and other requirements in the new regulation, if they choose to equip their vehicles with recorders...

...Rae Tyson, a NHTSA spokesman, said the owner's manual is suitable for notifying consumers and stressed that recorder information is private property that cannot be downloaded without permission of the vehicle owner...


It pains me to do it, but I must -- I have to H/T Prison Planet for this one.

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