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home / centre for automotive safety research / Publications / List / Details Publication Details| Title | Event Data Recorders (EDRs) in Australia | | Authors | Doecke SD, Elsegood ME, Ponte G | | Year | 2025 | | Type | Report | | Abstract | Event Data Recorders (EDRs) in motor vehicles are devices that record data from a vehicle’s sensors when a crash occurs. The aim of this report was to examine EDRs for light vehicles in the Australian context. This included providing background information on the development of EDRs and EDR regulations, the applications of EDRs in the scientific literature, quantifying the percentage of Australian vehicles that have accessible EDRs, and interviewing EDR stakeholders to understand their perspective on EDRs in Australia. It was found that Australia is lagging behind many countries in implementing EDR rules or regulations. An analysis of vehicle fleet data showed that the proportion of light vehicles in Australia that have EDRs that are accessible using the Bosch CDR tool has grown to 30% in 2021 but may peak at 40% in 2033. A new EDR tool developed by Collision Sciences was found to be able to access 45% of the light vehicle fleet in 2021, though this figure is less certain. It was concluded that regulatory intervention is likely required for the penetration of accessible EDRs in light vehicles to approach 100%. Benefits of EDRs highlighted in the stakeholder interviews included considerable time and monetary savings, aiding justice, assistance with product validation, accurate crash data, enhanced research, and more effective road safety policy and practice. Case studies are provided in the various contexts that provide specific examples of the benefits of EDRs. Many of the EDR stakeholders strongly supported an Australian EDR regulation, and none were opposed. Recommendations include introducing an Australian EDR regulation that adopts the highest specifications from international regulations, and an Australian mandate for accessibility of EDRs, including access to EDRs in existing vehicles. | | Report Number | CASR257 | | Publisher | Centre for Automotive Safety Research | | Publisher City | Adelaide | | Sponsor | This research was funded via project grant from the Victorian Transport Accident Commission (TAC) | | ISBN | 978 1 925971 90 3 | | ISSN | 1449-2237 | | Page Count | 83 |
| Reference | | Doecke SD, Elsegood ME, Ponte G (2025). Event Data Recorders (EDRs) in Australia (CASR257). Adelaide: Centre for Automotive Safety Research. |
| Files Available for Download | | CASR257.pdf | Online public report |
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