Abstract: The automotive and/or vehicular camera system provides visual sensing devices for data generation and storage of visual information. On a vehicle or cargo container, cameras or other visual sensing devices may be placed strategically in order to provide a wide field of view. Data generated by the cameras may be transmitted by wire or otherwise to a central processing/memory/data capturing system. A power supply may supply power to both the processing and memory system as well as cameras. An interface may allow data and instruction transfer to and from the data capturing system. A variety of protocols can be used to achieve communication between the individual elements of the present invention and monitoring of other signals, events, and statuses may be achieved. By recording the history of the vehicle's operation and travels, forensic analysis is made easier should an accident or other event of interest occur.