Abu Dhabi Aims to Expedite Response Time to Vehicular Accidents with ‘e-Call’

Soon, road users in Abu Dhabi will have a more convenient time driving on the road as a new automated alert system that notifies the nearest police station about accidents in a few seconds will be launched in the emirate soon.

With the new system, the Abu Dhabi Police aims to speed up the response time for vehicle accidents in the emirate, as part of their new initiatives during UAE Innovation Week (February 21-27).

Abu Dhabi Aims to Expedite Response Time to Vehicular Accidents with ‘e-Call’
Screengrab of a video clip posted by the Abu Dhabi Police / Twitter

‘E-Call’ to Expedite Response Time to Vehicular Accidents Soon

In a statement, the Abu Dhabi Police said: “The system provides police with relevant information needed for emergency response and rescue and reduces the time needed for ambulance operations, thus increasing the speed of treatment — and consequently of survival of accident victims.”

Starting in 2021, all vehicles in the country will have the ‘e-Call’ system integrated within them. The system was developed by the UAE’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) together with the Emirates Authority for Standardisation & Metrology (Rana) and local police.

“The new advanced system provides innovative solutions to enhance the speed of response when road accidents occur and keeps pace with future efforts whereby vehicles will be fitted with this new technology,” it added.

The e-Call system is activated in two ways: First is whenever the sensors detect a serious accident, and the second is via manual activation.

When either of the two triggers occurs, the e-Call system will automatically send a message to the nearest police station on details such as the number of passengers, location of the vehicle, vehicle model, and fuel type – to name a few.

Authorities further added that the system supports the automatic transmission of the report, and contributes to a pioneering role in enhancing the speed of response in accessing the site of the accident vehicle and carrying out emergency and rescue operations.

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