DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3fc02d/paneuropean_ecall) has announced the addition of the "Pan-European eCall - how should you respond to legislation?" report to their offering.
EC tells governments and carmakers eCall legislation is here.
Neelie Kroes, the European Commissioner responsible for the Digital Agenda, has warned national governments and vehicle manufacturers that they must get ready for legislation mandating eCall from 2015 onwards in newly Type-Approved models.
The eCall service will without any doubt be implemented in all vehicles in Europe, so vehicle manufacturers, network operators and Member States should start working on it, if they have not yet done so, said Kroes at a meeting of the European Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism in Brussels mid-September. Mandatory introduction is the most cost-efficient option, she claimed.
Kroes confirmed that the EC is producing a three-pronged legislative process:
- Recommendation requires Member States to ensure that mobile network operators implement an eCall flag to identify in-car emergency calls.
- ITS Directive requires Member States to upgrade their emergency call response centres.
- Type Approval legislation requires vehicle manufacturers to equip their new models with eCall systems.
After many false starts and delays, eCall is now definitely happening and vehicle manufacturers need to develop strategies in response, says Stephen Longden, the author of SBD's report Pan-European eCall - how should you respond to legislation?
A new report from SBD entitled Pan-European eCall - responding to the legislation assesses the issues and provides recommendations to vehicle manufacturers and other stakeholders on their response to the mandate.
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Source: SBD