Whats in store for Black Boxes?
According to L3 Communications, there are improvements on the horizon for black box technology. Reportedly, some form of cockpit video recorder will be developed. Such a recorder would be able to store video images in solid-state memory. Other Uses for Black Box Technology Currently, black boxes aren’t just taking flight — they’re being grounded as well. Several automobile manufacturers are utilizing black box technology in their automobiles and a few have been doing so for quite some time. According to an article titled “Black boxes in GM cars increasingly help police after accidents” General Motors has been using black box technology for over a decade. The manufacturer has been installing a Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM) on thousands of its cars, including the Corvette. Furthermore, this article reports that “industry insiders say as many as a dozen other manufacturers install similar technology under different labels.” So, black box technology has moved from airplanes to autom
