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All cars in Europe must be connected to the internet at all times by law, to determine their location, in case of an accident the law states. https://europa.eu

by afh1 2y ago

All cars in Europe must be connected to the internet at all times by law, to determine their location, in case of an accident the law states. https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/security-and-emergencies/emergency-assistance-vehicles-ecall/index_en.htm https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/security-and-em... In the US a bill was passed requiring driver impairment equipment on all vehicles and automatic deactivation of the vehicle if the driver is determined to be impaired. Current impairment technology monitors head and eye movement and/or blood or breath. https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-402773429497 https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-402773429497

Angostura 2y ago
That's a bizarre interpretation of 'cars in Europe must have a system to automnatically call emergency services when they crash/their airbags deploy'
iforgot22 2y ago
In general, a lot of things in cars are for the law rather than the owner. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, just is what it is. Emissions is the biggest one.
hulium 2y ago
> All cars in Europe must be connected to the internet at all times by law, to determine their location The source you link very explicitly contradicts that: > Your eCall system is only activated if your vehicle is involved in a serious accident. The rest of the time the system remains inactive. This means that when you are simply driving your vehicle, no tracking (registering your car's position or monitoring your driving) or transmission of data takes place.
- KomoD 2y ago
  (Also not in Europe but in the EU, there's a difference)
- NooneAtAll3 2y ago
  how does it determine "serious accident"?
  - inejge 2y ago
    I'll try to dig up the criteria someday, if they're written down, but I imagine that "anything that triggered airbag inflation" is a good approximation.
bilekas 2y ago
> All cars in Europe must be connected to the internet at all times by law, to determine their location, in case of an accident the law states. It isn't connected to 'the internet' either, its an emergency call activation service. IE you can actuvate it to call 112 (Emergency services) when needed without a charge, infact it uses a SIM card to do so. Infact on your link it doesn't mention 'online' or 'internet' anywhere/

by afh1 2y ago

Angostura 2y ago

That's a bizarre interpretation of 'cars in Europe must have a system to automnatically call emergency services when they crash/their airbags deploy'

iforgot22 2y ago

In general, a lot of things in cars are for the law rather than the owner. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, just is what it is. Emissions is the biggest one.

hulium 2y ago

> All cars in Europe must be connected to the internet at all times by law, to determine their location The source you link very explicitly contradicts that: > Your eCall system is only activated if your vehicle is involved in a serious accident. The rest of the time the system remains inactive. This means that when you are simply driving your vehicle, no tracking (registering your car's position or monitoring your driving) or transmission of data takes place.

KomoD 2y ago
(Also not in Europe but in the EU, there's a difference)
NooneAtAll3 2y ago
how does it determine "serious accident"?
- inejge 2y ago
  I'll try to dig up the criteria someday, if they're written down, but I imagine that "anything that triggered airbag inflation" is a good approximation.

bilekas 2y ago

> All cars in Europe must be connected to the internet at all times by law, to determine their location, in case of an accident the law states. It isn't connected to 'the internet' either, its an emergency call activation service. IE you can actuvate it to call 112 (Emergency services) when needed without a charge, infact it uses a SIM card to do so. Infact on your link it doesn't mention 'online' or 'internet' anywhere/