New eCall project seeks to improve incident response in the UK
A group of connected vehicle experts are undertaking a new project to give emergency services and road operators in the UK essential data about road crashes in real time, with the aim of assisting with faster response times and providing more detailed information on incidents.
Until now, eCall, which has been mandated on all newly-approved cars and light vans since 2018, has focused on the voice channel which is initiated when the airbag triggers or the SOS button is pressed.
VESOS’s TeCall project will further analyze data sent by eCall in real time and create a proof of concept demonstrator. In the event of a collision with an airbag activation, it can almost instantly provide emergency services and highway operators with vital enhanced information detailing a vehicle’s exact location, the vehicle make and model and propulsion type, and other data that enables them to respond more effectively and be better prepared.
The TeCall project will ensure only genuine and validated eCall data is presented to emergency services and road operators with false alarms filtered out and data then presented automatically into emergency command and control systems.