There is a basis for determining the responsibility for safety accidents Since this year, new cars have been forced to install "black boxes"

There is a basis for determining the liability for safety accidents

This year, new cars will be forced to install "black boxes"

From January 1, 2022, EDR will be mandatory for new cars.

In the new year, new regulations for the automotive industry have also been issued and implemented. According to the requirements of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's newly revised National Standard No. 2 of the "Technical Conditions for the Safety of Motor Vehicle Operation", starting from January 1, 2022, newly produced passenger cars are required to be equipped with EDR (That is, Event Data Recorder, Automotive Event Data Recording System) or with DVR (Vehicle Video Driving Recording System) that meets the regulations.

EDR can record the vehicle operation data before and after the accident, and when the vehicle collides or the speed changes drastically, it will be triggered and the recording will begin. EDR may provide an effective basis for "Rashomon" events involving intelligent driving, such as Tesla brake doors.

What does EDR do?

Contribute to understanding accident-related data To drive advances in information security and regulation in the field of smart cars

GB 7258-2017 "Technical Conditions for the Safety of Motor Vehicle Operation" (Amendment No. 2) stipulates that "passenger cars shall be equipped with an event data recording system (EDR) in accordance with GB 39732; if equipped with an on-board video driving record system (DVR) in accordance with GB/T 38892, it shall be deemed to meet the requirements", and will be implemented for newly produced vehicles from January 1, 2022.

Why is EDR mandatory? Mr. Liu, who used to work in auto insurance surveys and determine losses, told Red Star Capital bureau that EDR can record driving data, especially data for tens of seconds before and after the accident. At present, driving recorders are mainly used in China, most of which are crude GPS data and video data.

"In the era of fuel vehicles, the cost performance of EDR is not high. However, with the rise of new energy vehicles, complex electronic control systems, automatic driving technology, there are electric vehicle system failures, driver misoperation, network information security and other safety hazards, EDR has become a just need. ”

Mr. Liu explained that there are fewer mechanical accidents in fuel vehicles, and in most cases, as long as traffic monitoring, collision conditions, brake marks, testimony of both sides, plus simple driving recorder images can determine the cause of accidents and attribution of responsibility.

In the era of electric vehicles, in addition to hardware problems, software can also have problems. For example, in August 2016 in Beijing, the autopilot system of a Tesla Model S did not recognize the black vehicle in front of it, resulting in a collision; in July 2016, a Tesla Model X suddenly turned on the right side of the United States and crashed into the isolation guardrail, when the owner turned on automatic driving; South Korea's Hyundai KONA electric vehicle IEB (integrated electronic brake) Motor control logic program is not perfect, resulting in brake failure...

Mr. Liu told Red Star Capital Bureau that whether it is the EDR national standard or the automotive big data interactive blockchain platform, it will help car owners understand accident-related data, vehicle information is open and transparent, and promote the progress of information security and supervision in the field of smart cars.

As early as 2006, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a definition of EDR and related standards, and required that all vehicles sold in the United States be equipped with EDR as of September 2014. According to Zos Production and Research Analysis, 99% of the new cars listed in the United States in 2019 are equipped with EDR.

The European EDR standard is similar to that in the United States, requiring mandatory installation of all new cars from March 2022 and the installation of stock vehicles in March 2024. Since December 2015, South Korea has been mandatory to install (including stock vehicles), and Japan has an independent EDR standard, but it is not mandatory.

Will cars go up in price?

The unit price of EDR equipment is not high

Experts believe that it will not cause the price of the car to rise

Will mandatory EDR cause car prices to rise? Red Star Capital noted that the unit price of EDR equipment is not high. The prospectus of Hongquan Internet of Things (699288.SH) shows that the market price of a single driving recorder is about 500 yuan.

However, cdr, a tool for reading EDR data, is more expensive. Mr. Liu told Red Star Capital Bureau that the reading tool (CDR) of the EDR system is mainly provided by Bosch, the entry-level CDR price is 7100 US dollars / set, there is a software upgrade fee of 1000 US dollars per year, and the professional version is 18,000 US dollars / set; Kia, Hyundai, Subaru, Mitsubishi and other car companies produce their own CDR price is also 6300-7000 US dollars / set, and the software maintenance fee is paid every year.

Cui Dongshu, secretary general of the China Passenger Car Association, said that the large-scale equipping of new cars with EDR will not cause price increases. "(EDR) cost is relatively low, that is, 300 to 500 yuan, manufacturers can overcome this impact, will not increase the cost of consumer car purchase."

Mandatory installation of EDRs will also spawn a huge market.

CITIC Securities believes that since the DVR equipment that meets the provisions of GB/T 38892 exceeds the EDR equipment in terms of cost and equipment complexity, it is judged from the "Announcement of Road Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Products" of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology that most car companies have chosen EDR solutions. According to the calculation of 23 million new passenger cars in 2022, it is conservatively estimated that after 2022, there will be more than 80% of the incremental market for new car installations, which corresponds to a market space of 9.2 billion yuan.

Huaxi Securities Research Report also shows that China's passenger car market has basically stabilized at about 20 million units in the past 5 years, assuming that with the rapid popularization of EDR, equipment prices have fallen sharply, and the price is expected to stabilize at about 500 yuan, and the market space for EDR equipment is conservatively expected to be about 10 billion yuan, of which the industrial chains such as sensors, storage, MCUs, and spare batteries have benefited greatly.

Chengdu Business Daily - Red Star News reporter Wu Danruo

What is EDR?

In aviation accidents, we often hear the word "black box", and EDR can be called the "black box" of the car. It is used to record the key data of the operation of the car in the three stages before, during and after the collision, such as vehicle speed, vehicle collision acceleration, steering angle of the steering wheel, engine operation status, airbag status, driver assistance system, driver's reaction action when the event occurs and other important information.

Why do passenger cars need to be equipped with EDR?

At present, with the popularity of automobiles, there are few incidents about car safety issues. EDR records data about the vehicle at the time of the collision. On the one hand, it can objectively judge the causes of collisions, ensure judicial fairness, and protect the public interest; on the other hand, it can provide a basis for improving the vehicle safety system, avoid the occurrence of similar collisions, and provide vehicle safety.

What is the difference between EDR and dashcam?

Driving recorders are generally based on data such as time, speed, video images, etc., and the data is more basic and superficial. The data recorded by EDR is more specific, such as acceleration in the event of a vehicle collision, engine operating conditions, and various operations performed by the driver in the event of an accident.

How is the EDR standard advancing?

It is reported that the car EDR was originally born in the United States General Motors. European standards are similar to those in the United States, requiring mandatory EDR for new cars after March 2022 and stock vehicles after March 2024. Installation (including stock vehicles) has been mandatory in South Korea since December 2015; japan has relevant standards but has not enforced them.

The Chinese EDR standard (C-EDR) was determined at the end of November 2019. According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the EDR function requirements are divided into two stages of AB, the first stage, the EDR equipped with the new production vehicle needs to meet the longitudinal acceleration, ABS status, engine speed, seat belt status, pedal position and other 23 data, and the next stage can read the data or will increase to 50 items. In the future, supervision will also increase efforts to improve the corresponding rules and regulations, protect data security, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of consumers and car companies. According to the Central Broadcasting Network