The cars in Romania will be able to call alone at 112 in case of accident.The system is called ecall and uses a SIM card to make the call.
The measure has been implemented this week, ie from April and applies to all cars manufactured in Europe, including Dacia.
The cars will be equipped with the ecall system, which can alert the nearest intervention center, anywhere on the territory of the European Union, by the exact transmission of the place where the accident has been produced, even when the passengers are seriously injured and cannot call their emergency number..
The ECAL system is connected to the impact sensors of the airbags, which means that when your car has been involved in a serious accident and you are immobilized, an call is transmitted to 112.The dispositions cost around 100 euros and uses a SIM card to make the call.The ecall system can also be operated manually by simply pressing a button even when you are behind the wheel and you are witnessing an accident.
This way you can save other lives when you have the possibility.
Centers 112 will also be equipped with ECAL Call reception equipment and associated data.In addition, the system only activates at the time of impact or when you act manually, so your car will not be monitored in real time because of this system.
For the first time, in the field of car safety, Romania has reasons for pride, because it is the first and only country in the European Union that implemented the project.At the same time, the ecall system is the exclusive creation of Romania.The technical solution was carried out by the engineers of the Special Telecommunications Service (STS) and has been worked on it since 2013.
Finding a solution to increase safety on the roads in Europe has been required since the beginning of 2011, when Romania has been among eight EU member countries that have committed to carry out and implementing one ECAL type project.Germany, Italy, Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands, Greece, the Czech Republic, Croatia and Romania participated in the European project called Heero, and our country is the first to apply it.
Of course, Romania is also among the states where most people die in road accidents.In Romania, the number of dead and wounded on the roads is double than the average of victims throughout the EU.The ecall system intends to increase the chances of survival of the seriously injured in serious accidents.
Cars are equipped year to year with more and more electronic technology.Most systems has the role of enhancing your safety at the wheel.Subaru for example, presented at the latest New York Motor Salon (March 28), an SUV model with a facial recognition system.He is able to read his physical traits of the face and warn you when you give signs of fatigue, fainting or you have distracted attention while driving.