Draft legislation agreed for cross Europe eCall system but car makers association claims October 2015 implementation date is ‘highly ambitious’

The European Commission this month adopted two proposals to require that, by October 2015, cars will be able to automatically call emergency services in the case of a serious crash. The “eCall” system will automatically dial 112 – Europe’s single emergency number – in the event of a serious accident. It wall also communicate the vehicle’s location to…