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I didn’t find any theories on the Internet about the so-called automobile “black boxes”. And that this is a government conspiracy to monitor citizens when they drive cars and that these are repeaters for satellites, etc. In fact, the “black box” of your car is just a function, an algorithm of the control unit, which gives a command to record data received from acceleration sensors, wheel slip, engine and other vehicle systems onto electronic digital media using an electrochemical method. Most often this is an EEPROM chip, less often a regular flash drive.

The EEPROM chip is a re-writable ROM. It looks like this in the control unit:

Imagine that all the car’s sensors work simultaneously and hundreds of signals pass through the control unit, which are processed according to certain programs responsible for our safety. All signals enter the control unit via a data exchange bus, for example a CAM bus. And after processing by logical operators and electronic devices, the output parameters are written to the memory of the control unit. This can be represented schematically as follows:

On the left you see a data exchange bus, which in its structure resembles the Internet. As you can see for yourself, there are no secret spy programs; speed, acceleration, wheel slip, steering wheel angles, etc. are recorded. No data about the driver or passenger themselves, much less their conversations are recorded anywhere. What data does the car’s “black box” contain?

The most important thing that is in the records of this device is the speed of the car before the accident. Typically, the data before decryption looks like this:

And after decoding them, they are an incomparable source of information in their value when reconstructing and analyzing the road accident process during an automotive technical examination. And they look like this:

For example, this graph shows an increase in longitudinal acceleration when a car is hit from behind. These and other data are the main evidence in cases of road accidents where there are no witnesses to the accident. An auto technician expert, when conducting an auto technical examination, is obliged to study all data related to the event, including the “black box” data. If this was not done, then there is a high probability in court that the claim will be rejected on the basis of an incorrectly conducted auto-technical examination of the circumstances of the accident.

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Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich gave instructions to create an interdepartmental group that should develop legal basis to implement the project of so-called intelligent telematics systems (ITS), simply use “black boxes”. As part of this project, it is stipulated that all cars in Russia must be equipped with on-board devices that monitor absolutely everything that happens to the car.

It’s too early to talk about the project’s budget; everything is still at the stage of idea formation.

What is this - automobile big Brother in a small “black box” or a reliable help for every motorist? How necessary is such a project in principle?

And how relevant is it in Russia now, in the context of a falling automobile market?

Expert opinions

Firstly, the state is constantly trying to impose taxes on motorists through quitrents, tribute and other means, including taxes.

Secondly, it is not yet clear whether these boxes will be implemented on cars entering the market. It is also unclear whether black boxes will be implemented in operational vehicles, which is critical for modern systems.

Thirdly, it is not entirely clear what we will get for all this. If additional free services appear, that’s good. But I highly doubt that this will happen.

All this is a desire to make money from motorists. We have 40 million cars: if 3 thousand (as we were promised earlier) will be spent on a “black box” for each car, then the amount will add up to a considerable amount.

Maybe in the USA this is still possible,

To be honest, I don’t have the feeling that recording all the parameters in a “black box” will somehow help. Rather, it will be used by our intelligence services to spy on cars.

The “black box”, in my opinion, will change the very essence of personal vehicles, which is associated with freedom. Personally, I don't want to be followed.

In any case, it is impossible to talk about the mass introduction of “black boxes” into our cars by 2020. Maybe they will be able to install them on new cars, but years will pass so thirty or forty before everyone has boxes.

Personally, all this reminds me of the so-called “projects for a bright future”, which have nothing to do with real, feasible projects.

From a technical point of view, there is nothing rational here at all!

Naturally, the initiative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be hidden behind good wishes, of which we will hear a lot. It is no less obvious that purely economic interests are also pursued here, because why not make all car owners pay for these expensive systems without fail? Surely, the corresponding tracking equipment will be produced by one company (maximum two), which, of course, will be related to individual officials and government agencies.

In my opinion, government officials are simply looking for another way to indirectly introduce another tax, and at the same time keep an eye on citizens.

They are not needed at all, neither now, nor later, never!

Talk about such boxes being installed everywhere abroad is absolute nonsense. They are not installed anywhere.

We already have devices that track the movement of the car; we have the ERA-GLONASS system, after all. Why any other “black boxes”?

I believe that all this is being done in the name of another, relatively legal way of taking money. There can be no other reasons for this.

The state tries to control a person in different ways, and “black boxes” are one of them.

There is, perhaps, only one positive point: the use of this technology for commercial transportation. For example, in remote corners of Russia, it can be quite difficult to understand road accidents, and “black boxes” can come in handy in such cases.

In civilian personal transport, I think this will take a very long time to be implemented. Today, all smartphone owners are essentially under surveillance. And then all owners of private cars will be put under supervision. As in the third part of the Terminator, you could control any car using a laptop - we will come to this sooner or later. On the one hand, such control will be carried out by authorities, and on the other - Fraudsters can access information in black boxes. Personally, I don't believe this information will be secure.

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The Government of the Russian Federation has approved the idea of ​​equipping all cars operated in the country with black boxes - special devices that record and transmit data on movement, speed and condition. vehicle at the traffic police department. A scenario for changes in legal regulation to ensure the possibility of introducing intelligent telematic systems (ITS) will be developed by an interdepartmental group, which will include representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Bank of Russia, the non-profit partnership GLONASS and the AutoNet group, Izvestia reported.

What is a black box

So far, there is no ready-made analogue of an aviation black box for cars that would record and transmit not only data on the speed, location and condition of the car, but also the conversations of those in the cabin. It is unknown what data will be collected and how it is supposed to be stored; the development of this system should be undertaken by an interdepartmental group.

“We consider it appropriate to develop two road maps: one to improve legal, regulatory and technical regulation and the second to integrate the system being created with other state information and information and navigation systems,” said GLONASS President Alexander Gurko.
Recorder for passenger cars can be assembled manually - instructions are published on the Internet. This will cost the motorist seven to eight thousand rubles, depending on what information he will record.

Now there are various “smart” surveillance systems and tachographs installed in cars, for example BU 1201 (used by the Platon system) or ERA GLONASS - the so-called emergency response system in case of accidents, an analogue of the European eCall. From 2020, ERA GLONASS will become a mandatory attribute for all cars produced in the territory of the Customs Union. The same DVR is also, essentially, a black box. True, the data received by him remains exclusively at the disposal of the car owner.

The game is not worth the candle

According to the head social system"Security traffic» Konstantin Krokhmal, it would be worth introducing black boxes into public transport and taxis, and the system will also help catch traffic violators. But developing such a system and new on-board devices is an expensive undertaking.

“A car is a product of mass consumption, in Russia they great amount. The game is not worth the candle. But the idea is absolutely correct - as far as I understand, all public transport will be equipped with black boxes, this is correct. Secondly, taxis must be equipped, because the driver is responsible not only for himself and passengers, but also for those around him. And the most main point- these are, of course, violators. It can be very difficult to prove a violation of the speed limit and so on,” Krokhmal explained to Kommersant.

Another expert, general director of the information and analytical agency Infoline Ivan Fedyakov, believes that such expenses will be unaffordable for the market.

"We'll have to develop this system from scratch, think about how to implement it, how to work on its errors, how to update these systems, because after all, this is not software that can be updated via the Internet. And you will have to pay a lot for this, and in conditions that are not entirely favorable economic situation in our country, this fee may simply become unaffordable for market participants. Whether it’s an ordinary car enthusiast, or if automakers have to pay for it, given the fact that car sales are plummeting this year, and we risk exchanging the worst year of 2009,” he said.

The market is waiting

Business Development Director of T-1 Group JSC Igor Heresh, on the contrary, believes that better than Russia Don’t wait for foreign analogues of black boxes to appear and get down to business on your own. Creating an environment for the development of ITS can provide domestic companies with a temporary advantage, thanks to which they will be able to create and bring their products to the required level before competitors.

“Previous government measures to regulate the telematics services market were timely and successful, so we have a developed automotive telematics market, although seven or eight years ago we were far behind other countries. The same ERA GLONASS is already working for us, but its European analogue - eCall - is not yet, although the eCall project started earlier. Therefore, I believe that the state continues to need to create an environment for the emergence of new, increasingly complex and specialized telematics services. The market is waiting for these steps from regulators,” Heresh explained his point of view.

Black boxes in cars are a violation of the Constitution

Some experts have spoken out strongly against this idea. Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Constitutional Legislation Vyacheslav Lysakov and Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Transport and Construction Alexey Russkikh considered it a violation of one of the main provisions of the Constitution - on the rights and freedoms of citizens.

“These black boxes will detect not only the location of the car, but also the driver’s driving style and speed throughout the trip. That is, in essence, there will be total control over every car owner,” Lysakov told the National News Service.

“My opinion is that if this idea remains in the form as it is presented now, then it violates the rights and freedoms of citizens and definitely increases the cost of the car,” Russkikh agreed, his words were quoted by RIA Novosti.

We're ripe for black boxes in cars

There is another opinion. Chairman of the MROO "Motorist Movement" Armen Oganesyan believes that the idea of ​​​​equipping with recorders is not without meaning. Firstly, it will help reduce deaths in road accidents.

“The presence of such a device in citizens’ cars is a huge plus, because when emergency situation The SOS button ERA GLONASS automatically works and gives the coordinates of the person, gives information about what is wrong with him. In addition, we must still understand that this system provides information about how a friend was driving before this particular situation: he exceeded the speed limit or, conversely, drove calmly, in accordance with traffic regulations. All this information contributes to further rapid response. I think we are already ripe for having these devices installed in our cars. Therefore, I believe that this is one of the rare positive actions towards motorists that we observe from the authorities,” the expert told the 360 ​​TV channel.

In his opinion, the cost of cars will increase slightly - only by five to seven thousand rubles. As for the safety of the data received by the system, this issue must be addressed by the government.

“There is a law on personal data. If the safety of the data is ensured, then there will be no danger.<…>There must be a law in the country, everyone must follow this law. And when “concepts” work, and someone is more subject to the law than another, this is already wrong and leads to a mess,” said Oganesyan.

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