eCall: the SIM card will be included in cars from 2015

The European Union has set targets that by 2015 all new cars have a built-in automatic warning system for emergencies. With the name of eCall will use GPS technology and a GSM module to speed up response time to an accident.

The idea is predominant in recent years is that cars are becoming smarter, become aware of their surroundings, and be an active element in the care of an accident with the help of wireless technologies, helping to reduce one of the leading causes of mortality in the European Union.

eCall is an initiative that arises in this respect from the European Union, where the vehicle will have a range of sensors (primarily accelerometers) connected to a control unit which, if they determine that there has been an accident, notify 112 .

Currently 0.7% of vehicles equipped with automatic emergency call, but in 2015 it will have all new models of cars and light vehicles have it.

In the call indicated the exact position of a vehicle accident, the time of the incident and, optionally, the user's IP address should be associated with a contract with an operator.

Studies that handles the European Commission's own Information Society in 2010 indicate that if all cars had had the eCall system, the number of fatalities in road accidents could have fallen between 5 and 15 percent, reduce wasted time in traffic jams between 10 and 20% and a significant savings.

This is a clear example of what the M2M (Machine to Machine) can provide. The SIM card devices communicate with each other, usually the Internet, and take the initiative ahead of humans. M2M is considered one of the largest markets will boom in coming years.