“Black box” recorders to become compulsory?

[RiK]

This is going to poke the hornets’ nest...

https://www.driving.co.uk/news/black-bo ... -new-cars/

[GTR1400MAN]

Not what I thought I was going to read. I thought it was going to be an insurance style box (which we should all resist having fitted to stop it becoming 'the norm').

Many vehicles already have what is being talked about in the article. Data is stored in/by the ecu on a rolling basis. Not for great lengths of time but for long enough to know how the vehicle was being driven prior to an incident.

[jont-]

I'm tempted to complain to the ASA about "intelligent" speed adaption since it's absolutely nothing of the sort. Presumably when it becomes widespread enough, scameras will cease to exist though, which could be an upside?

As for driver monitoring, I wonder whether it will really help when it will show most people barely look out the window and are readily distracted by phones, passengers, infotainment systems, badly designed touch screens etc etc etc.

I don't think we'll need to worry any time soon though given eCall took nearly 20 years to be mandated.

[Horse]

Given the mandatory eCall, along with widespread fitment of lane guidance and other cameras, and the standard fitment of on-board vehicle systems logging, it's really only a case of linking everything then agreeing the format to store and extract the data.

[akirk]

and all of this will simply make cars like my e39 M5 more valuable

Alasdair

[vanman]

and all of this will simply make cars like my e39 M5 more valuable

Alasdair

My ultra low tech micra is also appreciating in value, sadly the rust is also appreciating. Still I know a good welder.

[sussex2]

and all of this will simply make cars like my e39 M5 more valuable

Alasdair

My ultra low tech micra is also appreciating in value, sadly the rust is also appreciating. Still I know a good welder.

Likewise my Mx5 Mk2 should also appreciate in value. I have though had the endemic rust properly fixed (even MK3's seem to have this oxide problem).
The car will be emigrating to Spain shortly where you rarely see rusty cars. The little car will even squeeze into the bans on pre 2000 vehicles which will become more common in Spanish cities (Madrid next year I believe).

[TR4ffic]

I've gone with the (currently still) appreciating, completely devoid of any electronics option..!

All I have to contend with is the Lucas 'Prince of Darkness' electrics.!!

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Nick

[GTR1400MAN]

A lot of people wont' be able to see TR4ffic's photo as it is a TIFF.

Here's JPG version.

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[vanman]

[quote="TR4ffic"]I've gone with the (currently still) appreciating, completely devoid of any electronics option..!

All I have to contend with is the Lucas 'Prince of Darkness' electrics.!!

I am assuming the POD (prince of darkness) uses older lucas bulbs not H7 or H4. I recently upgraded the Micra's bulbs to higher output, but had to also replace the fittings and wires with beefier ones from a volvo as the original ones melted.