Event Data Recorder (EDR)
Model Y is equipped with an event data recorder (EDR). The
main purpose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near
crash-like situations, data such as an airbag deployment or
hitting a road obstacle, to better understand how the
vehicle's systems performed. The EDR is designed to record
data related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a
short period of time, typically 30 seconds or less. The EDR in
Model Y is designed to record data such as:
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How various systems in your vehicle were operating;
• Whether or not the driver and passenger safety belts were
buckled/fastened;
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How far (if at all) the driver was pressing the accelerator
and/or brake pedal; and,
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How fast the vehicle was traveling.
The data can help provide a better understanding of the
circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur.
NOTE: EDR data is recorded by your vehicle only if a non-
trivial crash situation occurs; no data is recorded by the EDR
under normal driving conditions and no personal data (for
example, name, gender, age, and crash location) is recorded.
However, other parties, such as law enforcement, could
combine the EDR data with person identifying data they
routinely acquire during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is
required, and access to the vehicle or the EDR is needed. In
addition to the vehicle manufacturer, other parties, such as
law enforcement, that have this special equipment, can read
the information if they have access to the vehicle or the EDR.
Tesla may also access the EDR remotely in some crash
circumstances.
Vehicle Telematics
Model Y is equipped with electronic modules that monitor
and record data from various vehicle systems, including the
motor, Autopilot components, Battery, braking and electrical
systems. The electronic modules record information about
various driving and vehicle conditions, including braking,
acceleration, trip and other related information regarding
your vehicle. These modules also record information about
the vehicle’s features such as charging events and status, the
enabling/disabling of various systems, diagnostic trouble
codes, VIN, speed, direction and location.
The data is stored by the vehicle and may be accessed, used
and stored by Tesla service technicians during vehicle
servicing or periodically transmitted to Tesla wirelessly
through the vehicle’s telematics system. This data may be
used by Tesla for various purposes, including, but not limited
to: providing you with Tesla telematics services;
troubleshooting; evaluation of your vehicle’s quality,
functionality and performance; analysis and research by Tesla
and its partners for the improvement and design of our
vehicles and systems; to defend Tesla; and as otherwise may
be required by law. In servicing your vehicle, Tesla can
potentially resolve issues remotely simply by reviewing your
vehicle’s data log.
Tesla’s telematics system wirelessly transmits vehicle
information to Tesla on a periodic basis. The data is used as
previously described and helps ensure the proper
maintenance of your vehicle. Additional Model Y features
may use your vehicle’s telematics system and the information
provided, including features such as charging reminders,
software updates, and remote access to, and control of,
various systems of your vehicle.
Tesla does not disclose the data recorded in your vehicle to
any third party except when:
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An agreement or consent from the vehicle’s owner (or the
leasing company for a leased vehicle) is obtained.
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Officially requested by the police or other authorities.
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Used as a defense for Tesla.
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Ordered by a court of law.
• Used for research purposes without disclosing details of
the vehicle owner or identification information.
• Disclosed to a Tesla affiliated company, including their
successors or assigns, or our information systems and
data management providers.
For additional information regarding how Tesla processes
data collected from your vehicle, please review Tesla's
Privacy Notice at
http://www.tesla.com/about/legal.
Data Sharing
For quality assurance and to support the continuous
improvement of advanced features such as Autopilot, your
Model Y may collect analytics, road segment, diagnostic, and
vehicle usage data and send to Tesla for analysis. This
analysis helps Tesla improve products and services by
learning from the experience of billions of miles that Tesla
vehicles have driven. Although Tesla shares this data with
partners that contribute similar data, the collected
information does not identify you personally and can be sent
to Tesla only with your explicit consent. In order to protect
your privacy, personal information is either not logged at all,
is subject to privacy preserving techniques, or is removed
from any reports before being sent to Tesla. You have control
over what data you share by touching
Controls > Software >
Data Sharing.
For additional information regarding how Tesla processes
data collected from your vehicle, please review Tesla's
Privacy Notice at http://www.tesla.com/about/legal.
NOTE: Although Model Y uses GPS in connection with
driving and operation, as discussed in this document, Tesla
does not record or store vehicle-specific GPS information,
except the location where a crash occurred. Consequently,
Tesla is unable to provide historical information about a
vehicle's location (for example, Tesla is unable to tell you
where
Model Y was parked/traveling at a particular date/
time).
Disclaimers
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