GET FASTER HELP: The automatic eCall system could speed up emergency response by 40% in built-up areas and 50% in the countryside.
STRASBOURG, France: The European Parliament voted to require all cars EU-wide to be fitted out by 2018 with an automatic dial-up system so emergency workers can get to crash sites as swiftly as possible.
Last year 25,700 people died on EU roads and MEPs believe this technology could reduce the death toll by 10%.
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