12-12-30 Wired: Black box GPS required in all vehicles... it is all for your safety...

Feds Requiring ‘Black Boxes’ in All Motor Vehicles

• By David Kravets
• 12.26.12

Federal regulators are proposing that new automobiles sold in the United States after September 2014 come equipped with black boxes, so-called “event data recorders” that chronicle everything from how fast a vehicle was traveling, the number of passengers and even a car’s location.
While many automakers have voluntarily installed the devices already, the National Transportation Safety Agency wants to hear your comments by February 11 on its proposal mandating them in all vehicles. Congress has empowered the agency to set motor-vehicle-safety rules.
Clearly, regulators’ intentions are about safety...
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