Salvare vite umane sulle strade europee eCall con EGNOS e Galileo

Authors

  • Marco Lisi European Space Agency (ESA)

Keywords:

eCall, Galileo, GNSS, Regulation, EGNOS

Abstract

The article describes a new life-saving system envisaged for cars in the near future: eCall. This system was approved by the European Parliament in April 2015 and obliges all new models of cars and light vans, that will be certified for the European market, to integrate eCall automatic In-Vehicle Equipment for emergencies, starting from April 2018.

References

The Impact Assessment performed by the European Commission

in 2011 reports the figures on cost and benefits: http://

ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/document.cfm?doc_id=2252

"Road safety in the European Union. Trends, statistics and

main challenges”. European Commission, March 2015: http://

ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety/pdf/vademecum_2015.pdf

Published

2016-04-21

How to Cite

Lisi, M. (2016). Salvare vite umane sulle strade europee eCall con EGNOS e Galileo. GEOmedia, 20(1). Retrieved from https://mediageo.it/ojs/index.php/GEOmedia/article/view/1294