Service
Vehicle forensics
What is examined
- Infotainment and navigation data, including destinations and routes
- Paired mobile devices, contacts and call records
- Telematics and event data where accessible
- Doors, ignition and other operating events with timestamps
How the examination is carried out
- 1.Identification of the system generation and the available acquisition routes
- 2.Acquisition of the relevant modules with hashes recorded
- 3.Decoding of the proprietary data structures
- 4.Correlation with the timeline of the case, with gaps documented
Technical limits
These limits are stated before the instruction, not afterwards.
- Not every vehicle system can be read; some require dismantling.
- Data retention varies between manufacturers and is often short.
- Event data recorders hold only brief windows around trigger events.
- Manufacturer cloud data requires the account holder's involvement.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Vehicle forensics: frequently asked questions
Where navigation and telematics data survive, routes and destinations can often be reconstructed. Whether this is possible is assessed for the specific vehicle before the instruction.
Analysis takes place on the secured working copy in the permanent examination rooms at the registered office in Krefeld, Germany. Devices are handed over in person or sent by insured carrier; by prior arrangement, processing in Munich is also possible. Where the technical conditions allow it, the acquisition itself can also be carried out at the client’s premises or at the location of the item; unavoidable changes to a running system are documented with reasons.
Whether an expert report is used in proceedings, and what evidential value it carries, is decided by the competent court or investigating authority. Our examinations are documented so that third parties can review them: recorded handover, cryptographic hashes, described methods and a clear separation between technical finding and assessment. A binding assurance of later admissibility cannot be given.
Next step
Discuss your case
Describe the situation briefly. We will say what can realistically be established, and what cannot.
Further specialised services
AQON INTELLIGENCE covers technical and digital forensics. Adjacent requirements are handled by other providers:
- QUINTEGO investigation agency – investigative work and clarification of facts