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- Tue Oct 07, 2014 8:46 am
- Forum: Public CDR/EDR Forum
- Topic: Detroit News: "Feds consider vehicle electronics rules"
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- Views: 10363
Detroit News: "Feds consider vehicle electronics rules"
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2014/10/06/us-considers-vehicle-electronics-rules/16803473/ Washington — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday it is considering imposing vehicle electronic requirements and asked major automakers to consider if voluntary stand...
- Mon Sep 29, 2014 5:02 pm
- Forum: Public CDR/EDR Forum
- Topic: USA Today: "GM warns Chevrolet Corvette spy feature may break law"
- Replies: 0
- Views: 10311
USA Today: "GM warns Chevrolet Corvette spy feature may break law"
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2014/09/28/gm-chevrolet-corvette-valet-mode-spying/16336573/ General Motors is warning Chevrolet Corvette buyers and owners not to use one of the car's most exotic high-tech features because it could inadvertently result in committing a crime in some states. ...
- Fri Sep 26, 2014 10:35 am
- Forum: Public CDR/EDR Forum
- Topic: CNBC: "Ford to recall about 850,000 cars to fix airbag deployment glitch"
- Replies: 0
- Views: 9192
CNBC: "Ford to recall about 850,000 cars to fix airbag deployment glitch"
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102036241 Ford Motor said it will recall about 850,000 cars in the United States to fix a software glitch that could lead to a short circuit, delaying the deployment of airbags in the event of a crash. The affected cars are 2013-2014 models Ford C-MAX, Fusion, Escape and Linco...
- Mon Jun 30, 2014 5:56 pm
- Forum: Public Reconstruction Discussion
- Topic: Gizmodo: "The Weird Pattern On this Girl's Eyeball Is From an Airbag" [photo]
- Replies: 0
- Views: 11873
Gizmodo: "The Weird Pattern On this Girl's Eyeball Is From an Airbag" [photo]
http://gizmodo.com/the-weird-pattern-on-this-girls-eyeball-came-from-an-ai-1598202135 http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--GO9FA7wR--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/791361831736306350.png Airbags certainly do save lives, but getting hit in the face at 200 mph—even by a bag of air—is ...
- Sat Jun 28, 2014 3:30 pm
- Forum: Public CDR/EDR Forum
- Topic: "2015 Ford Mustang will tell authorities how you crashed and if you were belted"
- Replies: 1
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"2015 Ford Mustang will tell authorities how you crashed and if you were belted"
http://www.autoblog.com/2014/06/28/2015-ford-mustang-911-assist-sync-video/ When the 2015 Ford Mustang hits dealers, it will be with a new batch of features that will power up Sync's 911 Assist feature, and provide an even greater degree of information to first responders in the event of an accident...
- Fri Jun 27, 2014 11:23 am
- Forum: Public CDR/EDR Forum
- Topic: AutoNews: "GM halts sale of some 2013-14 Chevy Cruze models for airbag glitch"
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8772
AutoNews: "GM halts sale of some 2013-14 Chevy Cruze models for airbag glitch"
http://www.autonews.com/article/20140625/RETAIL/140629914/gm-suspends-sale-of-2013-14-chevrolet-cruze-for-potential-airbag DETROIT -- General Motors told U.S. and Canadian dealers to temporarily halt delivery on Wednesday of some 2013 and 2014 Chevrolet Cruze sedans because of a potential problem wi...
- Tue Jun 10, 2014 6:56 am
- Forum: Public CDR/EDR Forum
- Topic: Pitt Post-Gazette: "Vehicle speed information from ‘black box’ ruled admissible"
- Replies: 0
- Views: 9401
Pitt Post-Gazette: "Vehicle speed information from ‘black box’ ruled admissible"
http://www.post-gazette.com/business/legal/2014/06/10/Vehicle-Speed-Information-From-Black-Box-Ruled-Admissible/stories/201406100007 The Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled that information retrieved from a vehicle’s “event data recorder” — akin to an airplane’s “black box” — is admissible to esta...
- Tue Jun 03, 2014 5:31 pm
- Forum: Accident Reconstruction Conferences
- Topic: CBS News: "Crash investigators learn valuable lessons at motor speedway"
- Replies: 0
- Views: 23136
CBS News: "Crash investigators learn valuable lessons at motor speedway"
http://www.8newsnow.com/story/25674517/crash-investigators-learn-valuable-lessons-at-motor-speedway [vimeo,750,421]http://www.vimeo.com/97271395[/vimeo] LAS VEGAS -- Car crashes happen on southern Nevada roads every day, causing billions of dollars in economic and societal harm each year. However, i...
- Sat May 31, 2014 3:45 pm
- Forum: Accident Reconstruction Conferences
- Topic: 2014 ARC CSI Crash Conference LIVE Testing Stream
- Replies: 0
- Views: 20680
2014 ARC CSI Crash Conference LIVE Testing Stream
It is that time of the year again, the ARC CSI Crash Conference is scheduled to begin this coming Monday June 2nd at 9:00 AM (PDT). Once again, we will attempt to stream the entire crash day LIVE on Ustream.com. The stream is live using this link: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/arc-csi-vegas-2014 or ...
- Wed May 28, 2014 3:38 pm
- Forum: Public CDR/EDR Forum
- Topic: "2014 Toyota Highlander Recalled Over Passenger Airbag Software Glitch"
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8684
"2014 Toyota Highlander Recalled Over Passenger Airbag Software Glitch"
http://www.autoevolution.com/news/2014-toyota-highlander-recalled-over-passenger-airbag-software-glitch-81812.html A couple of months ago Toyota announced a voluntary recall involving its new Highlander model, which seemed to have some problems with the safety restrain system on its third row of sea...
- Tue May 20, 2014 3:56 pm
- Forum: Public Reconstruction Discussion
- Topic: New Center Lands $8.5 Million Award to Study Vehicle Collisions and Safety
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8916
New Center Lands $8.5 Million Award to Study Vehicle Collisions and Safety
http://newsdesk.gmu.edu/2014/05/new-center-lands-8-5-million-award-study-vehicle-collisions-safety/ New Center Lands $8.5 Million Award to Study Vehicle Collisions and Safety The Center for Collision Safety and Analysis (CCSA) at George Mason University recently won an $8.5 million award from the U....
- Fri May 02, 2014 12:00 pm
- Forum: Public CDR/EDR Forum
- Topic: The Telegraph: "'Blackbox' exposes a £54,000 car insurance fraud"
- Replies: 0
- Views: 10480
The Telegraph: "'Blackbox' exposes a £54,000 car insurance fraud"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/insurance/motorinsurance/10795545/Blackbox-exposes-a-54000-car-insurance-fraud.html Estimates suggest that 380 fraudulent claims are made to insurance companies daily, adding around £50 to all drivers’ premiums. Three people who fraudulently tried t...
- Wed Apr 16, 2014 2:27 pm
- Forum: Public CDR/EDR Forum
- Topic: AutoEvolution.com: Motorcycle Black Box Data Remains Private, Lawmakers Propose
- Replies: 0
- Views: 9399
AutoEvolution.com: Motorcycle Black Box Data Remains Private, Lawmakers Propose
http://www.autoevolution.com/news/motorcycle-black-box-data-remains-private-lawmakers-propose-80091.html US Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) seem to be more concerned about actually doing their job and working closer to the ones who voted for them, and in their benefit, as t...
- Fri Apr 11, 2014 11:13 am
- Forum: Public CDR/EDR Forum
- Topic: Autoblog: "Senate committee votes to keep driver black box data private"
- Replies: 0
- Views: 9138
Autoblog: "Senate committee votes to keep driver black box data private"
http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/10/senate-votes-car-black-box-data-private/ Drivers are one step safer to having improved privacy behind the wheel. The Senate Commerce Committee has granted bipartisan approval to legislation that aims to protect the information on automotive Event Data Recorders (ED...
- Fri Apr 11, 2014 10:21 am
- Forum: Public Reconstruction Discussion
- Topic: NHTSA NVS R&D Signal Analysis Software
- Replies: 6
- Views: 23485
Re: NHTSA NVS R&D Signal Analysis Software
Success! :!: Since this program worked perfectly last year for the ARC CSI Boot Camp training, I decided to look on web.archive.com for an older version of the software. The current version (as of 4/11/14) is v13.11.20. I was able to find a copy of v12.10.24 on the internet archive. I installed it ...
- Wed Apr 09, 2014 1:44 pm
- Forum: Public Reconstruction Discussion
- Topic: Tesla Adds Titanium Underbody Shield and Aluminum Deflector Plates to Model S
- Replies: 0
- Views: 9514
Tesla Adds Titanium Underbody Shield and Aluminum Deflector Plates to Model S
Blog post from Elon Musk: https://medium.com/p/544f35965a0d In 2013, two extremely unusual Model S collisions resulted in underbody damage that led to car fires. These incidents, unfortunately, received more national headlines than the other 200,000 gasoline car fires that happened last year in Nort...
- Mon Apr 07, 2014 6:44 pm
- Forum: Public CDR/EDR Forum
- Topic: Kansas City Star: "‘Black boxes’ in vehicles show the truth in wrecks"
- Replies: 0
- Views: 9252
Kansas City Star: "‘Black boxes’ in vehicles show the truth in wrecks"
http://www.kansascity.com/2014/04/05/4939746/black-boxes-in-vehicles-show-the.html Kim Morris didn’t want to know all the painful details about the wreck that killed her 16-year-old daughter in 2009. But she wanted Kansas City police to figure them out — for justice’s sake. Police did, with the help...
- Mon Apr 07, 2014 6:34 pm
- Forum: Public CDR/EDR Forum
- Topic: New York Times: "G.M. Secrecy on Crashes Adds to Families’ Pain"
- Replies: 0
- Views: 9407
New York Times: "G.M. Secrecy on Crashes Adds to Families’ Pain"
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/03/business/barriers-wall-off-the-facts-of-gm-car-crashes.html There is anger that General Motors did not come forward sooner with information about its faulty cars. There is grief that loved ones were lost in crashes that might have been preventable. And there is outr...
- Mon Apr 07, 2014 6:21 pm
- Forum: Public Reconstruction Discussion
- Topic: NHTSA NVS R&D Signal Analysis Software
- Replies: 6
- Views: 23485
Re: NHTSA NVS R&D Signal Analysis Software
I have been running into the same issue recently. It worked on my windows 7 laptop last summer, but it seems there is a newer version that closes before it really begins. I hope Jeff can get some answers from NHTSA. Does anyone have an older version we can try on Windows 7 and Windows 8? Does anyone...
- Tue Mar 25, 2014 8:49 am
- Forum: Public Reconstruction Discussion
- Topic: Ducati announces wirelessly integrated with airbag riding jacket
- Replies: 0
- Views: 9456
Ducati announces wirelessly integrated with airbag riding jacket
http://www.ducatiuk.com/news/ducati_announces_world_s_first_production_motorcycle_wirelessly_integrated_with_airbag_riding_jackets___the_multistrada_d_air_/2014/03/21/3147/index.do http://i.imgur.com/FbJLZUx.png · Ducati introduces first ever production motorcycle wirelessly integrated with airbag r...