112 eCall on Motorcycles

The Pan-European 112 eCall is designed to enter the European markets in 2015 for cars and light commercial vehicles. Powered two-wheelers (PTW) are excluded in this act. It is noticeable that there are significant differences in the riding dynamics between motorcycles and cars and trucks. Motorcyclists on all continents agree that they might be the greatest beneficiaries of an optional 112 eCall on-board system. The tested PTW eCall system itself is based on the standardized eCall box. Transferability of the car in-vehicle 112 eCall systems to PTW environment is questionable. As evidenced in the test rides it is not sufficiently clear which issues cause very low success rates of the test eCalls from on-board system to an eCall PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point) test bed. It is argued that there are interoperability and implementation issues along the value chain. Also, the preparedness of mobile telecom network operators to manage in-band calls and data transfer is allegedly lacking, and there are severe issues regarding specific requirements of emergency conditions, eCall and data handling timing, and connection reliability issues. As long as these issues are unstable, the tested solutions are unsuitable to relay the PTW eCalls. It is obvious that at this point in time the PTW eCall system is to be left as a voluntary application and for industry and motorcyclist communities’ joint development.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract used with permission of ITS Japan. Paper No. 2116.
• Corporate Authors:

  ITS Japan

  Tokyo,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Lumiaho, Aki
  • Borin, Andrea
  • Hanski, Kari
  • Lumiaho, Tommi
• Conference:
  • 20th ITS World Congress
  • Location: Tokyo , Japan
  • Date: 2013-10-14 to 2013-10-18
• Publication Date: 2013

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 12p
• Monograph Title: 20th ITS World Congress, Tokyo 2013. Proceedings

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver information systems; Emergency communication systems; Highway safety; In vehicle sensors; Motorcycles; Two wheeled vehicles
• Identifier Terms: eCall project
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01538453
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9784990493981
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 25 2014 9:02AM