Press release - MEPs back deal with Council on automatic emergency call system for cars - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

An EP/Council deal on a life-saving automatic emergency call system for cars, agreed on Monday evening, was backed by Internal Market Committee MEPs on Thursday.The “eCall” system would use the 112 number to call the emergency services automatically, enabling them to reach crash scenes faster and thus save lives and reduce the severity of injuries. The deal would require all new car models to be equipped with eCall technology from 31 March 2018.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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