Infotainment Forensics
Automotive Infotainment and 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.
