Abu Dhabi will soon introduce a new automated alert system that notifies the nearest police station about accidents in a few seconds.

The Abu Dhabi Police has launched the e-Call system to speed up the response time for vehicle accidents in the emirate, as part of their new initiatives during UAE Innovation Week.

“The system provides police with relevant information needed for emergency response and rescue and reduces the time needed for ambulance operations, thus increasing the speed of treatment — and consequently of survival of accident victims,” said the Abu Dhabi Police in a statement.

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Starting 2021, all vehicle models in the country will have the e-Call system fitted within them. The system was developed by the UAE’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) together with the Emirates Authority for Standardisation & Metrology (Rana) and local police.

“The new advanced system provides innovative solutions to enhance the speed of response when road accidents occur, and keeps pace with future efforts whereby vehicles will be fitted with this new technology,” the police said in a statement.

The e-Call system triggers in two ways: First is whenever the sensors detect a serious accident, and the second is via manual activation.

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Whichever incident triggers, the e-Call system will automatically send a message to the nearest police station on details such as number of passengers, location of the vehicle, vehicle model, and fuel type – to name a few.

“The system supports the automatic transmission of the report, and contributes to a pioneering role in enhancing the speed of response in accessing the site of the accident vehicle, and carrying out emergency and rescue operations,” said the authorities.

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