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Black box
In-car black box is here
Aeroplane style recording devices are heading for production cars.
By Peter Lyon
21st February 2008
For the first time ever, a car maker is fitting aircraft-style black boxes to its production vehicles.
While taxis, fleet companies and truck firms have used them for a while, Honda is now offering an accident recorder as an option.
The system comprises a camera that’s fitted to the back of the rear view mirror. It constantly records video footage to a memory card.
Normally, the data is continuously overwritten, but if a built-in sensor detects an impact, the set-up saves eight seconds of footage prior to the incident and 12 seconds after it.
The technology is currently available only in Japan, where it is offered on Honda’s Inspire saloon.
While taxis, fleet companies and truck firms have used them for a while, Honda is now offering an accident recorder as an option.
The system comprises a camera that’s fitted to the back of the rear view mirror. It constantly records video footage to a memory card.
Normally, the data is continuously overwritten, but if a built-in sensor detects an impact, the set-up saves eight seconds of footage prior to the incident and 12 seconds after it.
The technology is currently available only in Japan, where it is offered on Honda’s Inspire saloon.
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