Summary of the third European eCall Implementation Platform meeting

Date: 4/11/2009

Source: ERTICO

Results of the eCall Implementation Platform’s Task Force activities were presented during the third meeting of the platform, with each Task Force leader presenting the status of their work.

The Commission shared the results of the eCall Impact Assessment Study with the Platform. Benefits found during the study ranged from 1% to 8% in terms of lives saved, depending on the Member State and type of area. However, due to the current lack of essential data, the overall recommendations are to carry out in-depth analysis of at least 500 cases per country in order to be able to extract scientific conclusions.

During the meeting, the Commission reasserted its position on the possible introduction of regulation in order to encourage the implementation of eCall; the Commission stated:

“It now is the time for deployment.  We cannot afford any additional delay. If no progress is made within the voluntary approach by the end of 2009, regulatory measures could be envisaged by the European Commission.”

ITS Radar International will continue to monitor developments

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