Black boxes tell “who did what” in car accident

The inclusion of so-called black boxes in more and more cars has caused a bit of privacy rights issue. In the U.S., the National Highway Safety Transportation Administration wants to see these devices as standard in all cars in 2014. And really, it’s hard to argue. It doesn’t seem to be an invasion of privacy when you insist that your foot was on the brake but the box says you were pressing the gas pedal. Automotive “black boxes” are now built into more than 90 percent of new cars