Black box
Subtitle: what's under your hood?
By: Thomas M. Kowalick.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: MICAH
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Southern Pines, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 490
ISBN-13: 9780974655635
Subjects: Traffic accidents -- Research -- United States -- Equipment and supplies; Automobiles -- Collision damage -- United States -- Statistics; Automobiles -- United States -- Safety measures; Automobile industry and trade -- United States; Privacy, Right of -- United States
Other titles: Event data recorders
Description: This book details the EDR (event data recorder) NPRM (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking) offered by the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration), and the reaction and responses to that proposal froma wide spectrum of stakeholder interests, ranging form the major automakers's to the average motorist.  While this book notes the ongoing major developments in the area of EDR global standardization and federal and state regulation, at the same time, privacy groups are clamoring for assurances that future technologies do not trample the civil liberties of motorists, and safety advocates want to assure that the government regulators use their Congressional mandated powers wisely.--From the Introduction.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [423]-457) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. World report overview; title: 2. United States regulatory initiatives; title: 3. Automakers reply; title: 4. Associations and alliances; title: 5. Advocates viewpoints; title: 6. Privacy watch; title: 7. NTSB safety; title: 8. Insurance industry; title: 9. Global standards; title: 10. Your vehicle; title: 1. The public; title: 12. Past and future.