A VEHICLE’S BLACK BOX
Most people are aware of the black box (actually orange in colour) flight recorder on an aircraft.This unit records all the aeroplane’s vitals during flight including the radio communication between the pilots and air traffic control. It is designed to survive the impact of a crash and keep the data safe for retrieval to aid the crash-investigation team to determine the cause of the disaster. Did you know that similar capability exists in the modern vehicle? We spoke to Grant Thomson, technical manager
