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Event data recorder (EDR)

An onboard module that records pre-crash vehicle kinematics (speed, throttle, brake, steering) in the seconds before airbag deployment; governed by SAE J1698 and NHTSA 49 CFR Part 563 in the US, UN Regulation 160 in Europe.

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