Reply to post: Err... it is useless for a different reason

EU law bods: New eCall crash system WON'T TRACK YOU. Really

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Err... it is useless for a different reason

With all due respect if an ambulance is called to a place where I have smashed myself to a point where I cannot call it, I would actually _WANT_ it to have my full medical record handy - correct blood, correct list of allergies and intolerances, etc.

If the call is with just "location, car, fuel type" it is completely useless, thank you.

The system is idiotic as designed. What it should do instead of having a car GSM phone is to use paired user phone(s) (something that can be identified and opt-ed in to match to correct medical records) to place the calls instead. The relevant functionality is in every bluetooth car stereo already - all you need to do is to hook it up to the airbag activation circuit.

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