Volkswagen Multivan 2024 - Event Data Recorder

Thisvehicleisequippedwithaneventdatarecorder.Theeventdatarecorder’smainjobistorecorddatainaccidents
orsituationssimilartoanaccident,e.g.whenanairbagistriggeredorwhenthevehiclecollideswithanobstacleon
theroad,whichthensupportsanalysisofhowavehiclesystembehaved.Theeventdatarecorderisintendedto
recorddatarelatingtodrivingdynamicsandtherestraintsystemforashortperiodof30secondsorless.Theevent
datarecorderofthisvehicleisintendedtorecordthefollowingdata,amongstotherthings:
—Howvarioussystemsinyourvehiclehavefunctioned.
—Whetherthedriverandfrontpassengerseatbeltswerefastened/secured.
—Theextenttowhichthedriverpressedthebrakeoracceleratorpedal(ifatall).
—Howfastthevehiclewastravelling.
Thisdatahelpstoobtainabetterunderstandingofthecircumstancesinthesituationswhereaccidentsandinjuries
haveoccurred.
Datafromdriverassistsystemsarealsorecorded.Inadditiontoinformationaboutwhetherthesystemswere
switchedonoroff,availableonlytoarestrictedextentorinactive,itisalsopossibletodeterminewhetherthese
functionssteered,acceleratedorbrakedthevehicleintheabove-describedsituations.Dependingonthevehicle
equipment,thesesystemsincludethefollowing:
—Adaptivecruisecontrol.
—Lanekeepingsystem.
—ParkAssist.
—Emergencybrakingfunction.
EDRdataisrecordedbyyourvehicleonlyifanunusualsituationsimilartoanaccidentoccurs.Nodataisrecordedby
theeventdatarecorderundernormaldrivingconditions.Inaddition,nopersonaldata,e.g.name,gender,ageor
accidentlocation,isrecorded.However,thirdpartiessuchaslawenforcementagenciescanuseappropriatemeansto
linkthecontentoftheeventdatarecorderwithothersourcesofdataandthusestablishareferencetopersonsas
partofanaccidentinvestigation.
Specialequipmentandaccesstothevehicleoreventdatarecorderarenecessaryinordertoreaddatafromtheevent
datarecorder.Inadditiontothevehiclemanufacturer,thirdpartiessuchaslawenforcementagenciesthathavethe
correspondingequipmentcanreadouttheinformationiftheyhaveaccesstothevehicleoreventdatarecorder.
VolkswagenCommercialVehicleswillnotaccess,readoutorprocessdatafromtheeventdatarecorderunlessthe
vehicleowner,orlesseeinthecaseofleasing,grantstheirpermission.Exceptionstothisarecontractualorlegal
provisions.
Duetoitslegalproductmonitoringobligations,VolkswagenCommercialVehiclesisentitledtousethedataforfield
monitoringandalsoforresearchpurposesandqualityimprovements.Forresearchpurposes,Volkswagen
CommercialVehiclesmakesthedataavailabletothirdpartiesinanonymousform,inotherwordswithoutany
referencetotheindividualvehicle,vehicleownerorlessee.
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