Press Release: Cars that dial 112: An action plan for getting emergency calls back on track

An urgent set of actions to restart moves to roll-out emergency call (eCall) technology for cars in Europe has been proposed by the Commission. The Commission-industry action plan agreed in 2005 to add eCall to all new cars in Europe by 2009 has stalled, warns the Commission status report of 23 November 2006. While there has been significant progress at European level, some Member States have been slow to invest in infrastructure, and industry now refuses further action.