Car 'chip' alerts emergency services of accidents
Saturday, November 29, 2014 @ 8:44 PM
SPANISH motor manufacturers are piloting a scheme where cars are fitted with a SIM card that automatically calls the 112 emergency hotline in the event of an accident.
A chip similar to those found in mobile phones records details of the vehicle, the seriousness of the accident and the location, and alerts the police while the crash is happening to ensure a faster response time.
Known as the eCall system, all European Union countries must fit these to every car sold by October 1, 2017.
The SIM card will also tell the police whether or not the airbag has inflated, how many people were in the vehicle and whether or not they were wearing seatbelts.
It even tells the 112 hotline which language the car-owner prefers to speak, given that multi-lingual services - especially English - are already available to anyone calling the emergency number.
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