Independent Witness releases "black box" for autos
A customer files a claim involving injury related to a car accident. The claimant cites whiplash and a broken nose-but in a collision at five mph? Wouldn't it be nice to know what really happened?
The Witness, a so-called black box developed by Independent Witness (www.iwiwitness.com), was designed to do just that for motor vehicles-from cars to vans to buses and more. At the time of impact, the Witness checks and records motion information, direction of travel, date, time, acceleration, and severity in terms of G-force. Once recorded, data can be extracted and viewed at the scene via laptop, or the unit can be transported to the home office for desktop downloading.
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