Did you know your car will snitch on you?

Not if I blow the chip first ! !

I have been aware of this for quite some time. There really isn't much info there except for your speed at the last sampling. That could be awkward if you have an accident in a 25MPH zone and the computer says you were doing 75MPH.

The data can be a used as evidence against you or in your favor. Most times it's against you, but I did read about a case where eyewitnesses stated a driver was speeding. The EDR proved the witnesses were wrong and the driver was exonerated before trial. I would rather have concrete proof of my innocence than an faulty eyewitness declaring me guilty. People who violate the law are against any device or technology that would catch them and document their guilt citing privacy rights.

But the EDR is not the only source of data. Other factors must be taken into account to prove guilt or innocence.

I wouldn't worry about that since I don't engage in criminal activity. I might even need that evidence to prove my innocence. You might need that proof from an EDR that you did or didn't do certain things during the 5 seconds preceeding a catastrophe the EDR holds recorded. If you caused an accident, probably eye witness accounts would tell morethan the EDR. Do right, or take your medicine.

No, it won't.

There are many reasons I don't own a newer car.

This isn't even one of them, although it is a precursor.

I will never own a vehicle that will accept remote inputs from anyone but me.

The same goes for any transmission, on any frequency.