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Toyota addresses Event Data Recorder issues
...several models have EDRs that do not record pre-crash data. Therefore, data regarding vehicle speed, engine speed, accelerator angle and brake application is not available in every make and model. However, by the end of 2010, all newly-manufactured Toyota and Lexus vehicles will have EDRs that can record both pre- and post-crash data.
Toyota has always provided all data recorded by the EDRs to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), law enforcement authorities, and courts when requested or ordered to do so.
We provide the authorities with both the raw readout data and a printout of the readout. Contrary to some media reports, Toyota does not deliberately provide printouts of data with key columns left blank.
The software used to “read out” the EDR data, in some cases, is still in a testing phase and is not yet compatible with all electronic control units (ECUs) in use in Toyota and Lexus vehicles. Until very recently, Toyota only had one prototype tool to extract the EDR data in the U.S., which is why the company has had to limit readout requests to only those from authorities, including law enforcement, NHTSA and courts.
Toyota is currently working on upgrading the “read out” software
Concerning the specialized computers used to extract the EDR data, Toyota delivered one unit to NHTSA on March 3, 2010 and another three will be delivered to NHTSA in April. One will also be delivered to Transport Canada in the very near future. One hundred fifty units will be available in North America by the end of April. As for the new software mentioned above, this will also be provided to NHTSA as it is completed. Once the additional read-out units are available and appropriate procedures are in place, Toyota will provide vehicle owners with access to EDR data from their vehicles upon request.
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