Schematic overview of EDR in the USA;

• 1998: NHTSA begins with the development of EDR in motor vehicles, American automakers support this initiative voluntarily;

• 2004: NHTSA report: "Use of Event Data Recorder (EDR)Technology for Highway CrashData Analysis";

• 2006: 64 % of the cars produced in the U.S., are equipped with an EDR (Evaluation);

• 2008: NHTSA report: "Analysis of Event Data Recorder Data for Vehicle Safety Improvement";

• 2013: Regulation ( NHTSA ) that each vehicle ( U.S., European or Asian ) that is sold in USA / Canada must be equipped with an EDR (Ref. : United States Code of Federal Regulations Title 49 Part 563).

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Schematic overview of the state of affairs in Europe;

• 2003: Veronica (Vehicle Event Recording based on Intelligent Crash Assessment: EU DG TREN project within the EU Road Safety Action Plan 2003: Objective: the definition of technical, legal, and possible prevention requirements for mandatory introduction of accident data recording devices including prerequisites for automatic crash notification;

• 2003: Veronica I ( 2003-06); Report 2006;

• 2004: Report: Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic in the period IV.2004-XII.2006;

• 2007: Veronica II ( 2007-09); Report 2009.

Schematic overview of the state of affairs by Hans Bot and Jeroen van Essen (members of the EDR SUPPORT GROUP)

• 2008: Seattle: “Crash Data Retrieval Technician Course”, “Crash Data Retrieval Data Analyst Course”;

• 2008: Christmas: Accident Rotterdam solved bij using EDR; Press AD; Validation Paper

• 2009: Houston: ‘Train the trainer” ;

• Determining the strategy;

• 2010: Start CrashCube project: Press; 

• 2011: Presentation TRAN committee (2011-01); together with Ralf-Roland Schmidt-Cotta – President EU Commissie Veronica I, II en Egon-Christian von Glasner– President of the EVU (Europäischen Vereinigung für Unfallforschung und Unfallanalyse,  consultations with EP members; Mr. El Khadraoui (Belgium), Mrs. Sender (Spain) Mrs. Meissner (Germany) en Peter van Dalen (Netherlands and vice-president of the TRAN committee)

• 2011: Proposal (draft) written to the TRAN committee.

• 2011: Draft resulted in an amendment of parliament Mr. Koch (promo)

• 2011: Debate in plenary of the European Parliament (2011-09-25).

• 2011: Vote in the plenary session of the EP with the result ; (2011-09-27)

35a . Calls on the Commission to submit a legislative part proposal, Including a timetable and a detailed approval procedure by the end of 2012 providing for the phased introduction, Initially in: rented vehicles and subsequently useful in commercial and private vehicles or an integrated accident recorder system with a standardized readout Which records relevant data before, during and after accidents ( ' Event Data recording '); stresses in That connection, the need to protect Individuals ' personal data and to use the data recorded EXCLUSIVELY for accident research.

• 2011 Article • Verkeersrecht 2011-11: Legal paper Netherlands

• 2011: Manchester presentation to the members of TISPOL (Police Forces from 30 countries) (2011-09-27) Request: Set national additional conditions regarding the integration of EDRs in vehicles in Europe. These additional national conditions of all police forces in the EU with regard to the integration of EDRs in motor vehicles have now been combined in an EU Proposal for Users in Europe. Minimum set of user requirements TISPOL 2012.

• 2011: The Call 35a will be conducted by DG Move.

• 2011: EDR/CDR test partners were active; Spain, Ireland, UK, Slovenia, and Switzerland.

• 2011: Presentation EDR / CDR Bosch Stakeholders meeting Detroit

• 2012: Draft to Board of TISPOL to support EDR Europe

• 2012: Decision Police Force Rotterdam that we have to stop our EDR activities.

• 2012: Support EDR Europe from EVU, TISPOL, EUROPOL, CEPOL, SWOV, NFI, AREC, ITAI, and many more European organizations.

• 2012: Meeting TISPOL with representatives DG Move.

• 2013 : Tender: Study on the benefits for road safety resulting from the installation of event data recorders.

• 2013 : Decision: TRL carries out the study - TRL (Transport Research Laboratory

​The European Commission (EC) has commissioned a study on the benefits for road safety resulting from the installation of event data recorders. Event Data Recorders (EDRs) record a range of vehicle data over a short timeframe before, during, and after a triggering threshold and are typically used to record information about road traffic accidents. The aim of this study is to assist the Commission in deciding whether the fitting of EDRs in all vehicles or certain categories of vehicles could result in an improvement in road safety or have other possible consequences that would justify the costs associated with the adoption of EU legislative measures. The study aims to quantify the costs and benefits for heavy goods vehicles, light goods vehicles, buses and coaches, and passenger cars (for private and commercial use).

• 2014: EU Data Analysis Research Training & Service (EUDARTS Group - ASDARTS - TRDARTS)

• 2014: Volvo activates EDR on its new models in Europe.

• 2014: On Thursday 5 June 2014, a Stakeholders meeting on the benefits for road safety resulting from the installation of event data recorders took place. It was held at Meeting room L130.B Rue de la Loi 130, Brussels en was coordinated by TRL London.
  
  The Directorate General for Mobility and Transport has commissioned a study on the use of Event Data Recorders (EDR). In the context of this study, EDRs are understood as devices that continuously register and store the values taken by a series of vehicle parameters so that a sequence of those records covering some seconds before, during, and after a crash can be recovered. The purpose of the contract is to assist the Commission in deciding whether the fitting of EDR in all vehicles or certain categories of vehicles could result in an improvement of road safety or have other positive consequences that would justify the adoption of EU legislative measures and to assess the costs and benefits of such measures.
  The work of the Commission on this topic falls under the framework of its Policy Orientations for Road Safety 2011-2020, in particular under Objective 5 (Promote the use of modern technology to increase road safety).
  Attendance was by invitation only. The stakeholders present gave their opinion about EDR in Europe to the Transport Research Laboratory, TRL, which is the consultant in charge of the study (edr@trl.co.uk). A large majority were positive about in the possible introduction of EDR in Europe. More information you can be found in the following documents: the slides presented at the meeting & a summary document covering the main meeting discussion points & EDR Cost Benefits. TRL expected in September to have their report read. Additional clarifications can be requested from the Road Safety Unit in the Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport: MOVE-C4-SECRETARIAT@ec.europa.eu.

• TRL Final report

• 2014 May: Toyota activates EDR on its new models in Europe.

• 2014 June: Lexus activates EDR on its new models in Europe.

• 2015:New European Commissioner for Transport makes road safety a priority.

• 2015: Realization of various working groups within the EU led by Peter Broertjes. Hans Bot and Jan Peter Peters from EUDARTS played an advisory role in these groups.

• 2016: Various presentations in collaboration with the Dutch Road Authorities at the EU Commission, ACEA, IFA, and the Luxembourg Safety Authorities respectively

• 2018: Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the European Counsel.

• 2018: Comments from the partners of EUDARTS to the proposal.

• 2018: The European Council: Council adopted a 'general approach' to the proposal. This means that the Member States have agreed on the text. Data from the Event Data Recorder (EDR) may still be used for accident analysis.

• 2019: EU Commission: Event Data Recorders (EDR) will soon become mandatory in the EU.

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For new cars, vans, heavy goods vehicles, and buses, as a part of a package of safety measures in the General Safety Regulation (GSR), approved by the European Parliament on the 16th of April 2019. The new regulation will require new vehicles to be equipped with a large number of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). The European Parliament managed to approve the text for the regulation in its last session before the upcoming European elections and avoided a delay due to the installation of the new parliament. The text still needs to be verified by the linguistic and legal services and to be approved by the Council of Ministers. As there was already an informal agreement by the Council, no major changes to the text are expected. Application dates Publication of the Regulation is expected in September/October, the entry into force is 20 days after the date of publication. New-type approvals for cars and vans have to comply 30 months after the entry into force (March 2022 expected) and new registrations have to comply after 54 months (March 2024 expected). Heavy Good Vehicles and Buses (Category M2, M3, N2, and N3) have to comply after 42 resp. 78 months.

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• 2019: EU Commission: Event Data Recorders (EDR) will soon become mandatory in the EU.

• 2019: July 8. The first meeting of the UNECE Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles (GRVA) – DSSAD/EDR in Brussels.

• 2019: Hans Bot participates in the advisory working group of the Dutch Road Authority (RDW) for advising the UNECE DSSAD/EDR Working Party.

• 2020: The first version of the DSSAD text has now also been discussed in the GRVA (Groupe Rapporteur Vehicle Automatic, the parent group for DSSAD)

• 2021: The first draft (a so-called delegated act with detailed rules and regulations for EDR) developed by the Informal Working Group IWG EDR / DSSAD, has been approved by the parent committee GRSG.

• 2021: Regulation published, Delegated Act missing.

• 2021: The EU has made a first step to introduce the mandatory equipment of EDR with the Regulation (EU) 2019/2144. According to Article 6 of the regulation the delegated act shall be published at least 15 months before the date manufacturers have to equip new cars with an EDR. As this date is July 6, 2022, the delegated acts should have been published before April 6, 2021. At the moment of writing this date has been largely passed.

• 2022: April. The final document of the Council of the European Union is published in the Official Journal, the number is (EU) 2022/545.

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The 41 data elements will enter into force on the dates provided for by the General Safety Regulation (2019/2144). These dates are for new type-approval (new models) on the 7 of July 2022 and for new registrations on the 7 of July 2024. The additional 23 data elements will enter into force two years later: for new type-approval (new models) in July 2024 and for new registrations in July 2026. Note: these dates apply to passenger cars and light-duty vehicles. EDR for Heavy goods trucks and buses will be introduced in 2029.

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• 2022: June. he EDR/DSSAD UNECE task force has shifted its scope to the introduction and specification of EDR in heavy vehicles.

• 2022: July 7. New type-approval (new models) must comply with the European regulations with regard to EDR. (41 data elements).

• 2024: July 7. New registrations must comply with European regulations with regard to EDR. (41 data elements).

• 2024: July 7. New type-approval (new models) must comply with the European regulations with regard to EDR. (23 data elements).

• 2026; July 7. New registrations must comply with European regulations with regard to EDR. (23 data elements).

• 2029: Introduction of EDR in heavy trucks and buses.