For f*** sake read the bill. This is the Event Data Recorder it refers to: http://www.harristechnical.com/downloads/49CFR563.pdf
The requirement is to record at most 5 seconds of data before the crash, not your whole driving at all times. It's only for crash investigations.
And the 5 seconds are only for some parameters, like speed or engine RPM. Most of the other data is recorded only for milliseconds or a second.
They make provisions to add more parameters to record 2 years after the bill is in effect if they can prove it would benefit crash investigations and safety.
In any case, the bill is much more conservative than what you already have in most Ford and GM cars, which record longer times.
The requirement is to record at most 5 seconds of data before the crash, not your whole driving at all times. It's only for crash investigations.
And the 5 seconds are only for some parameters, like speed or engine RPM. Most of the other data is recorded only for milliseconds or a second.
They make provisions to add more parameters to record 2 years after the bill is in effect if they can prove it would benefit crash investigations and safety.
In any case, the bill is much more conservative than what you already have in most Ford and GM cars, which record longer times.