Liow: All vehicles to have eCall by 2020


Safety first: Liow (centre) giving a motorcyclist a brand new helmet at the Bentong toll. Looking on is Road Safety Department Malaysia director-general Datuk Rosli Isa.

BENTONG: All vehicles will be installed with the eCall (emergency call) system by 2020, allowing rapid response in case of an accident, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai.

“By 2020, all cars will have this sensor. The system will locate the car involved and assistance can be sent immediately,” he said at a ceremony to present muruku at the toll plaza here yesterday.

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