According to South Korean news agency Yonhapnews, a group of electronics and intelligent transport systems experts have established a forum to initiate the establishment of an electronic safety system that automatically calls emergency services when there's a car accident.
The group, from Korea’s Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) and Intelligent Transport Systems Korea, said the service would use an e-call device in vehicles to sense when a serious accident has occurred and to automatically make a 119 emergency call.
If the service goes operational, South Korea is expected to reduce the death toll from traffic accidents by 2-3 percent, or 100-150 deaths, per year.
The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning has worked closely with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to introduce the e-call service as part of efforts to cut traffic-related deaths.
ETRI, which is developing in-vehicle communication technology, will be responsible for the entire process ranging from overall management of the technology development to its standardisation and demonstration.
South Korean experts to establish emergency call service
According to South Korean news agency Yonhapnews, a group of electronics and intelligent transport systems experts have established a forum to initiate the establishment of an electronic safety system that automatically calls emergency services when there's a car accident.
