"Fatal Exit: The Automotive Black Box Debate" (Wiley-IEEE Press; October 2004; $64.95; Cloth; 0-471-69807-5) is the first and only book documenting the decades-long debate among the automotive industry, government regulators, and safety and privacy advocates over what the public calls "automobile black boxes." This enlightening text traces the history of the debate in the United States from 1974 to 2004; presents viewpoints for and against the widespread use of emerging MVEDR technology; and outlines proposals to proceed with developing and utilizing the technology in ways that are both effective and respectful of individual privacy. Offering an inside guide to the automotive industry and the government highway safety establishment, FATAL EXIT fosters an understanding of the politics and the positions on all sides of this safety debate. The author takes an unbiased approach, chronologically presenting each argument and uncovering the agendas and mandates of each of the stakeholders.
The Information Needed to Understand the Technology and Concerns Regarding the Widespread Use of MVEDRs Is Presented, Including:
"Fatal Exit: The Automotive Black Box Debate" will prove useful to lawyers, lobbyists, researchers, scientists, and professionals in industry, engineering, communications, and information science. The book will enable readers to develop an informed opinion as to the usefulness of black boxes and thus contribute intelligently to the debate as the federal government considers mandating this technology.
About the Author:
Thomas M. Kowalick is a researcher, author, and expert on emerging Motor Vehicle Event Data Recorder (MVEDR) issues. Widely recognized as the U.S. authority on this topic, he has been in the center of the international debate over the use of black box technologies for more than seven years. He has been a resource for numerous media outlets, including CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX News, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Toronto Star, San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, Popular Science, Forbes, and the San Diego Union-Tribune, and is Co-Chair of the IEEE-SA Global Project 1616a: Motor Vehicle Event Data Recorder Standard, the IEEE global initiative to standardize automotive black boxes.
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