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Here's another example of what we've talked about before, which is called vehicle telematics. Vehicle telematics is kind of like a black box on an airplane, but in a vehicle. Every vehicle has computers that track many pieces of data—the speed of the vehicle, what gear it's in, whether the signals are on, if there's someone in the passenger seat, and whether seat belts are connected. Depending on the vehicle, there may be a huge amount of records available from inside the vehicle.

Many vehicles now also communicate outside using Wi-Fi or 5G. This data is sent to the manufacturer or other monitoring services. If you have a case, it would be good to know what's going on with the vehicle—what location it was in, how many people were inside, how many doors were opened when it stopped, and whether the lights were on. Telematics can provide those answers.

This is an article about the tragic truck explosion that happened in Las Vegas a few weeks ago and how a lot of the records came from telematics on that vehicle. Authorities were able to access the data quickly because the police went in and downloaded it. But even in the private sector, you may be able to access similar records.

Records from vehicle telematics can be useful in various cases, such as fraud investigations, divorce cases, asset recovery, or uncovering illegal activities. Think about the type of information that might be helpful to you—where a vehicle was located, when it was turned on, how far it drove, whether it stopped for gas, or if someone was in the passenger seat.

You might wonder how this data is recorded. For example, the airbag system only becomes active in a vehicle when someone is sitting in the passenger seat. That means there has to be a sensor tracking that information. Similarly, data on which doors were opened is recorded, so you can determine if someone was in the passenger seat when the vehicle stopped at a hotel and whether both doors opened.

There is a lot of information that can be extracted from vehicle telematics if you know how to access, review, and analyze it. This data can be turned into intelligence that provides answers to important questions.

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