All new cars to come with 'eCall' technology

A police car speeds to an emergency.
A police car speeds to an emergency.

Plenty of new cars are equipped with sophisticated technology that will call the emergency services for you in the event of an accident – Vauxhall's OnStar system is a great example. However, from April, this technology will be fitted into all new cars sold in Europe in a push to improve safety, under the name eCall.

The ruling was brought in by the European Union and is designed to improve emergency service response times. The technology will feature in all new cars, and in the UK messages will go directly to 999 call handlers.

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