To demonstrate the interchangeability between the European eCall system and the Russian ERA-GLONASS system, demonstrations were carried out simultaneously in Europe and Russia for the first time in the world at the recent ITS European Congress 2014, in Helsinki.
Developer of ECLIPSE car navigation brand and advanced safety systems, FUJITSU TEN LIMITED, provided an emergency call specification Telematics Control Unit (TCU) for the emergency call system, live demonstration (supported by GLONASS UNION, VTT and Gemalto).
The demonstrations verified that, typically, a vehicle equipped with ERA-GLONASS initiates an emergency call (eCall) to a public-safety answering point (PSAP) in Europe, and likewise that a vehicle equipped with eCall initiates an emergency call (ERA-GLONASS) to a PSAP in Russia. Thus, the interoperability between eCall and ERA-GLONASS was confirmed.
Marcel Visser, Member of the ERTICO Supervisory Board and Director Business Development, Automotive Segment, Gemalto
“The first ever simultaneous and live emergency eCall interoperability demonstration at the 2014 European ITS Congress in Helsinki highlights the power of advanced connected car technology to improve road and driver safety.”
Evgeni Meilikhov, Development Director, ERA-GLONASS Project, GLONASS Union
“We were glad to demonstrate harmonized operation of ERA-GLONASS and eCall systems together with our partners ERTICO and Fujitsu Ten at the 10th ITS European Congress. Harmonisation of standards and technical regulations will facilitate creation of a common safety space in Russia and EU. This will bring us closer to our common goal – saving lives on the roads.”