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Event data recorders were introduced to American open-wheel championship [[Championship Auto Racing Teams|CART]] in the [[1993 IndyCar season|1993 season]],<ref name=indyrec>{{cite web|title=Indy race cars are equipped with Crash Data Recorders to improve safety|url=http://www.nhtsa.gov/DOT/NHTSA/NRD/Articles/EDR/PDF/Research/Indy_race_cars_are_equipped_with_CRASH_DATA_RECORDERS-safety.pdf|website=NHTSA|publisher=Instrumented Sensor Technology, Inc.|access-date=19 June 2017|date=7 August 2001}}</ref> and the [[Formula One]] World Championship in 1997.<ref name=f1rec>[http://papers.sae.org/2000-01-3551/ The Analysis of Accident Data Recorder (ADR) Data in Formula 1] - Peter G. Wright, SAE Technical Paper, 13 November 2000</ref> Data collected by the recorders was used to improve safety and design factors in race vehicles<ref name=indyrec/> and racetracks.<ref name=f1rec/>
In North America, EDRs are not mandated on new vehicles, however, if they are installed, they must meet US DOT requirements governing the data they collect,<ref name="CFREDR"/> however in the EU EDRs are required to be fitted to all new vehicles and the data from such vehicles must be accesible to law enforcement<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-09 |title=Event data recorder (EDR) now fitted to every new car |url=https://www.drivenforensics.co.uk/event-data-recorder-edr-now-fitted-to-every-new-car |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=www.drivenforensics.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> As of 2004, an estimated 40 million passenger vehicles are equipped with the devices.<ref name="TRB-report" /><ref name="usatoday-blackbox" />
In the UK many police and emergency service vehicles are fitted with a more accurate and detailed version that is produced by one of several independent companies. Both the Metropolitan police and the City of London police are long-term users of EDRs and have used the data recovered after an incident to convict both police officers and members of the public.
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