EU plans black box recorders to monitor vehicles

The Sunday Times reported that black box recorders could be installed in all new cars under an EU proposal, and could cost up to £500 each. The Telegraph reports that the Commission has spent £2.4 million on Project Veronica, a study on how the boxes would work. The boxes, known as an Event Data Recorders (EDR), could monitor vehicles' speed and the actions of the driver - when and how often the brakes, indicators and horn were applied.