Event Data Recorder (EDR)
An event data recorder stores vehicle data shortly before and during a crash.
What is Event Data Recorder (EDR)?
It records speed, braking and belt use. It is required on new cars in the EU. It is usually in the airbag module. In the EU, recorders in new cars have been required since July 2024 and store data anonymously, without recording audio or video. Accident investigators and courts can use the data under national rules. In the United States, rules on what EDRs record have existed for many years.
How it works
The recorder saves data when a crash is detected.
Why it matters for your car
Data is used for accident analysis. Privacy rules apply.
Other terms
- Catalytic Converter Theft
- Child Seat Fitting
- Cylinder Block (Engine Block)
- Double Wishbone Suspension
- Estate Car (Station Wagon)
- Extended Warranty
- Jacking Points
- Labour Time (Flat-rate Time)
- Mud Flaps (Splash Guards)
- Number Plate Cloning
- Open Circuit
- Park Assist (Automatic Parking)
- Parking Pawl
- Range Anxiety
- Rear-wheel Steering (Four-wheel Steering)
- Shock Absorber
- Skidding (Losing Grip)
- Subframe
- Turbo Actuator (Wastegate Or VGT Actuator)
- Wing Mirror (Door Mirror)