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ANALYSIS: Collision assisance tech

Date: 29 August 2014   |   Author: Jack Carfrae

 

Implementing the technology isn't as straightforward as all that, though. According to Sena, the 2015 date is optimistic at best: "The legislation, when and if it's passed, would be that all new type-approved cars would have to have this installed. They were [initially] talking about January 2015, but that's unlikely because the car manufacturers have said they need three years [to implement it] after it becomes mandatory." He adds that, in 2006, the European Commission "came up with a design that did not meet the requirements of car companies", and was subsequently rejected.

The European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), a big advocate of eCall and the representative of the car makers involved, doesn't hold out much hope for the roll-out of the technology next year either. The organisation's secretary general, Ivan Hodac, says: "Everyone and everything has to be in place for it to work.

"The automobile industry is very concerned that the proposed October 2015 entry into force does not respect the 36-month lead time that the industry will need to implement the technical adaptations.
"Also, considering the member states' requirement for working infrastructure to be in place, the time needed for legislative procedure and the need to assess the technical and legal challenges, this target date is highly ambitious."



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