…and that system is only activated in case of an accident. The spec explicitly states that there is no continuous tracking of vehicle position or other parameters.
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barsoap@lemm.ee 3 weeks agoCars must be able to autonomously call emergency services. You don’t need a SIM for that, or for that matter have the modem switched on all the time.
futatorius@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
TheOSINTguy@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I’m from the states, but what’s stopping one from removing the modem?
barsoap@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Possibly, technical inspections. I’m not sure whether it’s a requirement for cars to be street legal or just a requirement for cars to be sold on the market. The regulation only mentions that it’s about type approval but it’s not like modifying a car automatically nullifies its type approval.
Certainly would be hard to argue for authorities that snipping the eCall would endanger others, similar situation as with seat belts I don’t think legislation is unified there.
barryamelton@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
They sell emergency car lights that you pop up on top of the car ala secret police (but yellow). They have a modem that when activated automatically notifies the road services of you being there stopped.
futatorius@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Why would you?