Vehicle GPS Forensics
Digitpol specialises in the forensic examination of OEM infotainment, GPS navigation, and telematics systems for law enforcement agencies, insurance companies, and vehicle manufacturers. Since 2009, our dedicated automotive forensic team has developed advanced methodologies for identifying, acquiring, preserving, and analysing digital evidence stored within embedded in-vehicle systems.
Modern infotainment and telematics platforms are highly integrated electronic systems that record significant volumes of operational and user-generated data. These systems often contain valuable evidence relating to vehicle movements, communications, connected devices, navigation history, and driver interactions. Using specialised forensic hardware, proprietary acquisition techniques, and validated forensic processes, Digitpol recovers data from OEM-installed navigation, infotainment, and telematics platforms while maintaining the evidential integrity required for investigative and legal purposes.
Our experience, combined with collaboration across the automotive industry, enables us to examine a broad range of OEM infotainment systems and recover digital artefacts that support criminal investigations, insurance claims, cybersecurity assessments, and technical investigations.
Examples of recoverable evidence include:
- Bluetooth pairing records from paired and previously connected devices
- Incoming, outgoing, and missed call history
- Recent GPS locations and vehicle movement history
- Stored destinations, favourite locations, and navigation routes
- Driver profiles and user settings
- Radio station and RDS history
- Audio, video, and multimedia files
- Photographs and image files stored within the system
- Music metadata and playback history
- Historical system events, logs, and user activity
Infotainment forensic investigations require specialised expertise because OEM systems often utilise proprietary operating systems, encrypted storage, unique file structures, and manufacturer-specific communication protocols. Investigators must also address challenges such as limited storage capacity, volatile data, automatic log rotation, and the potential overwriting of historical records. As connected vehicles continue to integrate cloud services, mobile devices, and advanced driver assistance technologies, infotainment systems have become an increasingly valuable source of digital evidence.
Digitpol's infotainment forensic services assist law enforcement agencies, insurers, OEMs, legal professionals, and corporate investigators by providing reliable digital evidence, reconstructing vehicle activity, supporting incident investigations, and helping establish timelines of vehicle use and driver interaction.
Our Solutions
GPS Routes
Recovery of trace routes, way points, phone records and bluetooth data.
Paired Phone Data
Recovery of bluetooth ID from paired & non-paired phones and all Call logs / Incoming / Outgoing / Missed.
Recovered Deleted Data
We can recover deleted data from GPS and infotainment systems.
Our Expertise
Infotainment forensics is a branch of digital forensics relating to recovery of digital evidence or data stored in automotive infotainment modules, often referred to as GPS units, Command or Head-Up Units. Data such as GPS routes, locations, way points, paired mobile phone data, calls, contacts and GPRS data can be recovered under forensically sound conditions. Digitpol is an accredited vehicle forensics examination agency, we conduct examination on all types of vehicles and infotainment / media systems to undercover evidence that can be used to investigate crimes. Digitpol's expertise in extracting and analyzing data from IVI systems, including navigation history, call logs, text messages, and media files, and can use this digital evidence to assist in investigations related to motor vehicle accidents, traffic violations, and other crimes committed in or around a vehicle.
Examples of data extracted
- Bluetooth ID from paired & non-paired phones
- All Call logs / Incoming / Outgoing / Missed
- last GPS fixes (last locations driven)
- Entered routes
- Other Driver information
- RDS info
- Media files
- Music files with forensic detail
- Pictures
- Many historic details
When investigating incidents involving a vehicle, such as a motor vehicle accident or a crime committed in or around a vehicle, digital evidence from the ECU may be relevant to the investigation. This evidence can include data such as speed, acceleration, braking, and other vehicle performance data.
To conduct a forensic analysis of the ECU, specialized tools and techniques are used to extract data from the ECU in a forensically sound manner. The extracted data is then analyzed to identify potential evidence relevant to the investigation.
Digitpol provides vehicle ECU forensic identification services, using specialized tools and techniques to extract digital evidence from the ECU of a vehicle. The extracted data is then analyzed by their digital forensic investigators, who have the necessary expertise to identify and present potential evidence in a clear and concise manner.
Overall, vehicle ECU forensic identification is an important aspect of vehicle forensics that can provide valuable digital evidence in the investigation of incidents involving vehicles. Digitpol's vehicle ECU forensic identification services can assist law enforcement agencies, insurance companies, and other organizations in uncovering potential evidence and supporting their investigations.
Crash data recovery is a specialized area of digital forensics that involves the recovery and analysis of data from a vehicle's airbag control module (ACM) or event data recorder (EDR) following a motor vehicle accident. The ACM or EDR is a component of a vehicle's safety system that records data related to the vehicle's speed, braking, acceleration, and other performance metrics leading up to and during an accident.
The data recorded by the ACM or EDR can be used to reconstruct the events leading up to a motor vehicle accident and can provide valuable information about the cause of the accident. For example, crash data recovery can help determine if a driver was speeding or if brakes were applied before a collision.
Digitpol provides crash data recovery services, which involve the extraction and analysis of data from a vehicle's ACM or EDR following a motor vehicle accident. Their experts use specialized tools and techniques to extract digital evidence from the ACM or EDR in a forensically sound manner, ensuring that the evidence is admissible in a court of law.
The extracted data is then analyzed by their digital forensic investigators, who have the necessary expertise to interpret the data and identify potential evidence relevant to the investigation. The findings are presented in a clear and concise manner, which can assist law enforcement agencies, insurance companies, and other organizations in determining the cause of a motor vehicle accident and supporting their investigations.
Overall, crash data recovery is an important aspect of vehicle forensics that can provide valuable digital evidence in the investigation of motor vehicle accidents. Digitpol's crash data recovery services can assist in the investigation of accidents and support legal proceedings related to the accident.