Event Data Recorder Download and Analysis
Event Data Recorder Download & Analysis Services in California
When an air bag deploys, very useful information about that event may be stored in the Vehicle’s Event Data Recorder (EDR). Garrett’s experts, who have completed the authorized Bosch CDR Technician Course, utilize Bosch equipment to download the data from your insured’s or claimant’s vehicle. With this information, our Certified EDR analyst then interprets the EDR data, and uses this information, along with photographs, police reports, witness statement, repair estimates, etc., for accident reconstruction and to help determine what really happened.
Our Certified EDR Experts will collect and analyze the data that is found in most vehicles. This vital information can provide both pre-crash data and post-crash data, which may help answer many questions. What speed was the vehicle going during the last few seconds before impact, were the brakes applied, what percentage of throttle was applied, were the occupants wearing seat belts, did the driver attempt any avoidance steering maneuvers? Evidence regarding unwanted acceleration and struck while parked issues, as well as many other types of accidents can be resolved with the information stored in the Event Data Recorder (EDR).
Toyota/Lexus Vehicle Control History
Separate from the event data recorder (EDR), which records and stores data from qualifying vehicle crash events, the Vehicle Control History (VCH) on Toyota vehicles records and stores certain vehicle data based on select driver inputs, such as hard acceleration or braking, or upon the activation of certain vehicle dynamic control systems such as antilock braking system (ABS), traction control (TRAC), vehicle stability control (VSC), and the pre-collision system (PCS). In the United States, VCH was first equipped on the 2013 Toyota RAV4 and has been subsequently introduced into other Toyota and Lexus models. Most recently, in addition to VCH data, additional PCS operational data (PCS-O) and image data (PCS-I) may be recorded and stored. The image storage capability may record under certain conditions such as if the system has automatically applied the vehicle brakes. PCS-O and PCS-I data became available with the launch of Toyota Safety Sense (TSS), a grouping of advanced active safety features equipped on many Toyota vehicles generally available in 2017.
Infotainment Download
Stolen Vehicle? We’ve got you covered. You may have heard of the Electronic Data Recorder download (EDR), and the Vehicle Control History download (VCH), but have you heard of the latest, download? It’s called Infotainment. And here are some facts that you should know about it:
Questions it can answer
– Was the insured connected to the bluetooth when the car was allegedly stolen?
– Was the insured’s vehicle hit while parked?
– Was the insured’s vehicle involved in a hit and run?
– Did the accident happen in the location that was stated?
– What are the exact GPS locations of where the car traveled?
What it can record:
– Unique identifiers of connected devices (via Bluetooth or wireless)
– Phones
– Tablets
– Headphones
– Other Bluetooth or USB device
– Call logs, contact lists, SMS messages, emails
– Pictures, videos, social media feeds
– Door openings, transmission shifts, hard accelerations or decelerations, stability control events
– GPS data, including data relating to recent destinations, favorite locations, and the navigation history:
– GPS location
– GPS calculated speed
– Date/time
Event Data Recorder & Vehicle Control History Analysis
Data collected from an automotive Event Data Recorder (EDR), Vehicle Control History (VCH) the Infotainment module are some of the tools used in understanding the sequence of events, crash dynamics and vehicle safety alerts before and after a crash. Our Certified EDR Analysts will examine data points that include speed, steering, braking, acceleration, seatbelt use, force of impact, time between events and whether the vehicle was stolen are among many specific details about a recorded event.
