First public demonstration of a new innovative solution for eCall

Date: 07 March 2006

ERTICO Partner Orange successfully demonstrated a new solution for European emergency call (eCall) system in their Orange Sequana concept car at the i2010 Intelligent Car launch event organised by the European Commission, DG Information Society and Media at the Autoworld Museum in Brussels on 23 February.
 
The eCall system installed by Orange on board of the Orange Sequana concept car is based on the specifications developed by the ERTICO-coordinated, EC-supported GST subproject RESCUE. RESCUE aims to optimise the initialisation of the in-vehicle eCall via an expert system as well as optimise the eCall service chain by ensuring that in-vehicle data first reaches the emergency centres and then the emergency vehicles. The new innovative solution, specifically proposed and developed by Orange for application within the GST context, will be experimented and validated in the next few months by GST partners in different European RESCUE test sites.

During the launch event, EU Commissioner Mrs Viviane Reding and Head of Unit Mr Andre Vits showed great interest in the eCall demonstration and the Orange Sequana concept car (see below).

What is eCall?

The in-vehicle eCall is an emergency call generated either manually by vehicle occupants or automatically via activation of in-vehicle sensors after an accident. When activated, the in-vehicle eCall system will send data and establish an emergency call with the nearest emergency services (the nearest 112 Public Safety Answering Point, PSAP).

For more information, please visit the GST RESCUE website or contact Michel Fond at michel.fond@orangefrance.com

EU Commissioner Mrs Viviane Reding in the Orange Sequana concept car	Michel Fond (Orange) and André Vits (European Commission)