Accident Data Recorder (Event Data Recorder) - Skoda Octavia A7 Owner's Manual

Accident data recorder (Event Data Recorder)

The vehicle is equipped with a device that serves as an accident data recorder
(referred to solely as "EDR" from this point). The main purpose of the EDR is
data recording during a traffic accident or other exceptional traffic conditions
(referred to solely as "accident" from this point), where the restraint systems
are activated.
The EDR records the accident in a short time (approximately 10 s), by showing
the following information, for example:
▶ The function of certain vehicle systems,
The driver and passenger seat belt status,
▶
The actuation of the brake and accelerator pedal,
▶
▶ The speed of the vehicle at the time of the accident.
The recorded data helps with the analysis of how the vehicle systems were be-
having shortly before, during and shortly after the accident, thereby ensuring
better information regarding the circumstances under which the accident oc-
curred, which lead to material damage and possibly to personal injury.
The data relating to assist systems in the vehicle is then also recorded. In addi-
tion to the information on whether the affected systems were switched on or
off at the relevant time, whether these were only partially available or were in-
active, there is also the possibility of tracking whether these vehicle functions
controlled, accelerated or braked the vehicle during the accident. Depending
on the vehicle equipment, these functions may include, for example:
▶ Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
▶ Lane Assist
▶ Park Assist
▶ Parking aid
Emergency brake function (Front Assist)
▶
EDR data is only recorded if an accident causes the restraint systems to be ac-
tivated. Under normal driving conditions there is no data recording and there is
no audio or video recording of the vehicle interior or the vehicle environment.
Personal data such as name, gender, age or place where the accident occurred
is also not stored in the EDR. However, third parties such as law enforcement
authorities may use certain resources to connect EDR content to other data
sources, and therefore deduce the identification of some of the people in-
volved in the accident when investigating the causes of the accident.
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Accident data recorder (Event Data Recorder)
Reading out the EDR requires special equipment with specific access authori-
zation and a legally prescribed diagnostic connection in the vehicle "on-board
diagnostics"), and the ignition will need to be switched on.
ŠKODA AUTO will not read or otherwise process any accident data from the
EDRwithout the approval of the vehicle owner or other person authorised for
use of the vehicle. Exceptions are specified in the contractual arrangements, or
these are subject to generally binding regulations.
Due to the legal requirements, ŠKODA AUTO is required to monitor the quality
and safety of its products, meaning that it is only entitled to use data from the
EDR for monitoring the product on the market, for further research and devel-
opment, and to improve the quality of the vehicle's safety systems. For the
purpose of research and development, ŠKODA AUTO will also make data avail-
able to third parties. This is done exclusively in anonymous form, i.e. without
any connection to the specific vehicle, the vehicle owner or other authorised
user.