My name is Jason Zeitler, and I’m a forensic engineer, crash investigator, and someone who, like many of you, experienced the pain of our industry’s legacy vehicle equipment shortage.

When they discontinued the CANplus, they left behind a void that was never solved. The required chips and components that are needed to build this legacy VCI were discontinued and gone. The market was dry and there was not a single legacy VCI available for purchase in the entire world. The global forensic community was stuck, and no replacement existed.

I originally learned of the discontinuation of the CANplus while lecturing at the 2024 IPTM Traffic Symposium for Traffic Safety on, of all topics, chip-swaps. Later at dinner, I began planning on how to fix this equipment shortage. Everyone told me not to bother, and it was an impossible project.

Later in December, in my one-bedroom apartment, with zero outside funding and zero help, I began working on a solution. Over the course of months, I sourced all the extremely rare and discontinued chips and components, built the solution, tested and validated it on crashed vehicles and vehicle modules. I didn’t want to just create a solution to this problem, I wanted to make the solution fun, cool, and have a personality of its own also. I wrapped it in professional branding, durable hardware, and a product people would be proud to use.

Though this solution helps the OEM that formerly produced the product tremendously, I didn’t do this for just the OEM. I didn’t do it for the profit. I did it because the forensic community needed a solution. The work we do, figuring out truth through our analysis of crashes and our evaluation of crash data, matters. I was determined to fix this problem. And fast forwarding to now, I am proud to share with the world that I’ve accomplished just that.

This product wasn’t created to disrupt any markets; it was built to solve the industry’s largest issue that was thought to be unsolvable. Through legal concepts such as Right to Repair, Interoperability Exemptions, Fair Use, Functional Equivalence and Abandonment, Competition Law, and Public Interest, the long-awaited solution to a discontinued legacy VCI was needed and the CDX solution was born.

Crash Data eXtraction, Reimagined.

At Crash Pulse Technologies, we are forensic engineers and accident reconstructionists who have lived through the legacy equipment shortages, lack of replacements, and the frustrations of discontinued crash data tools. When legacy tools were discontinued, the industry was left without a solution…so we built one.

Our CDX All-In-One Kit is the result of years of expertise, research, and real-world experience in crash investigations. Designed to replace discontinued and impossible-to-find legacy equipment, CDX is the next generation of crash data retrieval – rugged, streamlined, and ready to work.

Why We Exist

The industry needed a reliable, professional-grade solution for legacy vehicle crash data retrieval. We built CDX to be different.

• Field-tested and engineered for reliability
• Works seamlessly with your existing software and hardware
• Validation publication submitted to SAE
• 100’s of ACM and PCM testing performed (DTM and DLC) 
• Fully independent – made by a fellow crash reconstructionist, for fellow crash reconstructionists – no affiliations with Bosch or Vetronix

Who We Serve

We built CDX for the people in the field by people who have done the work. Our tools are trusted by:

• Forensic Engineers
• Crash Reconstructionists
• Crash Investigators
• Public & Private Sector Consultants
• Independent Investigators

Global Access. Local Support.

Through our partner site, CrashpulseGLOBAL.com, We ship worldwide, with optimized logistics for the US, Europe, Australia, and more. Our tech support is provided by real engineers and crash investigation professionals who understand the work you do. For US orders, please visit CrashpulseUS.com, for all orders outside of the US, please visit CrashpulseGLOBAL.com

• Worldwide Shipping – No Nonsense.
• Reliable, Purpose – Built Solutions.
• Crash Data Extraction – Reengineered.

Unlocking the Past. Engineering the Future