Activities of Malcolm HARBOUR related to 2012/2056(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on eCall: a new 112 service for citizens PDF (216 KB) DOC (150 KB)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas private in-vehicle emergency call services exist today, but none of them offers full EU-wide coverage and market penetration is below 0.4 % of the vehicle fleet, while some of the services introduced have been dismantled due to market failures, leaving the user without in-vehicle emergency call service during the lifetime of the vehicle, whereas, however, a number of vehicle manufacturers are increasing the deployment of their eCall systems and others have announced the deployment of new emergency assistance services in the very near future;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the technology is ready and common EU-wide standards havare been agreing finalised, refined and tested by the industry and the public authorities, in the HeERO demonstration project;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission's recommendation of 8 September 2011, and urgesbut firmly believes it is a condition that all Member States and Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to implement its measurthe necessary upgrades at the latest by the end of 2014 to ensure that eCalls can be treated by the PSAPs before the mandatory introduction of the in-vehicle eCall system;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that eCall should be a publictechnology neutral EU-wide emergency call system, embedded in the vehicle andusing not only embedded in- vehicle systems, but also open to third party and mobile based systems, while still based on 112 and on common pan- European standards, in order to ensure a reliable and affordable interoperable service that can work seamlessly and interoperably across Europe and in all automobiles, irrespective of make, country or actual location of the vehicle, thus maximising the benefits of eCall for all drivers;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to submit a proposal within the framework of Directive 2007/46/EC in order to ensure the mandatory deployment of a public,by 2016 of a 112- based eCall system by 2015 in all new type-approved cars and- which also allows for the deployment of TPS eCall systems ensuring the same functionality - in all new type-approved cars and in all Member States, provided that the infrastructure is in place in all Member States;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to adopt the common specifications for PSAPs within the framework of the ITS Directive by the end of 2012, and to consider proposing a directive on the implementation of eCall;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that a public EU-wide eCall service can coexist with private emergency services, as long as, whether or not a vehicle buyer opts for a private solution, vehicles are equipped with the public eCall service so as to ensureprovided that continuity of the service EU-wide throughout the lifetime of the vehicle is guaranteed;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises that the eCall system utilises technical components (satellite positioning, processing and communication capabilities) that could also provide the basis for several other in-vehicle applications and services but stresses that the eCall controller cannot be "open" for reliability reasons concerning safety, security and consumer protection;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the eCall system is based on an interoperable and open-access platform in order to encourage innovation and boost the competitiveness of the European information technology industry on the global markets;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses however that any additional services to be used in a vehicle – especially when driving – will need to comply with clear safety, security and data protection privacy standards, and that compliance with such standards must be measured and controlledcannot endanger the safety and emissions control performance of the vehicle and therefore that any additional service needs to be pre- authorised by the vehicle manufacturer;