Ana Robnik, Research and Strategic Development Consultant, Iskratel, representing sAFE project, ETSI and Sintesio Foundation - Activities and Vision in support to the NG eCall transition

1. Project sAFE
Aftermarket eCall for Europe
Ana Robnik, Iskratel
EENA Conference, Riga
October 6th, 2021

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About sAFE
Aim
• Defining standards and specifications to pave the way for deployment of aftermarket systems for
eCall.
Objectives
• Identify minimum performance and conformance requirements for aftermarket 112-eCall systems
and devices. This will avoid overload of PSAPs with false or inappropriate call
• Deal with the necessary variants of aftermarket eCall systems that will use the single emergency
number of 112
• Work with the European Standardisation bodies to develop the necessary technical standards for
aftermarket eCall systems
• Build up an organisational structure to connect relevant eCall stakeholder for future development
and standardisation activities
Chances
• Huge potential market for aftermarket device

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About sAFE – Project Basis
Program: Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) – Transport Sector
CEF Funding partner: CINEA
Project Coordinator: OECON Product & Services GmbH
Consortium: 23 Partners
Duration: 1st January 2019 – 31st December 2021
Project volume: 5.3 Million Euro
EU Funding: 2.7 Million Euro
sAFE Website: www.safe112.eu

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What has been done within sAFE?
Problem Analysis of Aftermarket System Requirements
• Identification of market requirements
• eCall Support over IMS (IP-Multimedia Subsystem)
• Cost Benefit Analysis
• Security and Privacy Impact Analysis
• Deployment of retrofit eCall into Member States
• Influence of retrofit to requirements of PSAP

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What has been done within sAFE?
Definition and Specification
• Current set of standards has been reviewed and adapted to aftermarket for vehicles
category M1 & N1
• Definition and Specification of aftermarket 112 eCall systems
• Incident/Accident analysis of vehicle category M2,M3, N2 & N3
• Input to standardisation bodies has been created
• Aftermarket eCall requirements and Triggering Mechanism for L vehicle categories, trucks,
and agricultural & forestry Vehicles
• Specifications and requirements for PSAPs for new vehicle categories/ technologies
• NG112 eCall: Sensing and communication requirements
• Important part of sAFE. While 2G mobile communication (used for Inband transmission) will
be switched off in several countries, MSD data will be transmitted over VoIP header.
• Interoperation between network providers is much more important than with 2G

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Definition and Specification: L vehicle categories (Powered 2-3-4 Wheelers)
What has been done?
• Review of the current standards for OEM-fitted motorcycle eCall (EN TS 17249-5 and linked
standards) to identify required changes for aftermarket systems (both vehicle based and rider
based)
• Proposals for aftermarket-specific requirements have been defined
• Deliverable has been finalized and will be handed over the CEN TC278 WG15
What are the next steps?
• Standards for aftermarket eCall-System for class L vehicles have to be created by the CEN TC278
WG15 based on the work done in the sAFE project

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Definition and Specification: Buses and Coaches
CHALLENGES:
• Data from vehicle itself is difficult to access (CAN bus) to determine automatic crash
parameters. No natural sensors available, e. g. Air bags
• Wide variety of vehicle types and ages further complicate this
• Accurate passenger numbers are vital to appropriate emergency service response
• Majority of serious collisions happen in rural areas, with little or no communications
OPPORTUNITIES:
• To establish ways in which accurate passenger numbers can be
incorporated into the MSD, and where fitted, interface with passenger
counting technologies to provide dynamic updating of passenger numbers
into the MSD
• To explore the ability to link into other data sources/sensors on the
vehicle, e.g., Telematics
• To complete further work to enable communications everywhere and
utilise 5G capability

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Definition and Specification: Large Goods Vehicles (LGV’s)
LGV market is varied, with many types and sizes of vehicle and operator. Average size
operator in the EU has 1-5 vehicles, with very small profit margins. LGV’s over-
represented in fatal collisions but drivers less likely to be killed or seriously injured than
other road users.
CHALLENGES:
• Vehicle data is difficult to access to determine automatic crash parameters. e.g., no
Air bags making eCall parameters difficult to calculate
• Wide variety of vehicle types and sizes further complicate this
• Establishing accurate and ongoing dynamic load data within the MSD is still proving
very difficult and crucial in relation to dangerous goods
OPPORTUNITIES:
• Further exploration of other potential eCall value add and benefits, which may
incentivise purchase
• Further work to ensure accurate ongoing and dynamic load data is available following
an eCall, particularly in relation to dangerous goods

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Definition and Specification: Forestry, Agriculture and Plant
Construction (Plant) and Forestry and Agriculture are the first and 4th most dangerous occupations in
Europe. For example in 2015 Tractors involved in 1.5% of Fatalities whilst making up <1% of vehicle fleet
CHALLENGES
• EU data relating to incidents involving these types of vehicles is limited
• Very challenging terrain and operating environments, with often no terrestrial comms
However,
A Key market area for early adoption/use for aftermarket eCall has been identified as
agricultural and forestry vehicles.
OPPORTUNITIES:
• To examine at other associated areas, for example mining
• Further develop the functional elements for agriculture and forestry focussing upon:
• Access to and use of advanced communication capabilities to access additional data sets,
Including satellite communications, both Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO)
• Integration of 5G capability into this sector

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Definition and Specification: Next Generation 112 (NG112)

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Definition and Specification: Next Generation 112 (NG112)
CHALLENGES:
• IVS/PSAP:
• Adapt to NG112 system
• Plugtests 2020 – Only 2 IVSs / 4 PSAPs
• Data integration and exchange
• PSAPs, emergency services and stakeholders
• Smart infrastructure – Multiple sources of information
• Privacy and security – Legislation and data integrity
• Aftermarket Devices
• Hardware integration
• Communications
• IMS on 5G networks
• Still experimental
• Most of Satellite LEO/VLEO constellations in deployment phase

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Definition and Specification: Next Generation 112 (NG112)
OPPORTUNITIES:
• Future networks
• 5G, non-terrestrial networks, satellite LEO and VLEO constellations, hybrid networks.
• Seamless connectivity – NG112 eCall service always available
• CEN WG15 – eCall over Satellite
• Test in ETSI Plugtests 2020
• Integration of IMS for NG112
• Smart infrastructure – NG112 + IoT platforms
• Improved emergency response
• LGVs – Secure and dynamic cargo information.
• Busses/Coaches – Passenger number, condition and profile
• Forestry, Agriculture and Plant – Sat. Comms. in remote locations
• Improved stakeholders response
• Road transport auth, medical centres, environmental agencies
• Business & Public Services - Higher reaction capacity to incidents
• Fleet management/operations

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What has been done within sAFE?
Conformity Activities
• Conformity has always been a central part of eCall. PSAPs have to follow a conformity
scheme. In-vehicle devices have to pass a homologation test.
• In sAFE, the conformity and test regime was extended to ensure aftermarket 112
eCall meets the specifications and standards in supporting the relevant standardisation
bodies:
• Aftermarket 112 eCall: M1/N1, P2W, LD Coach, HGV, L
• Aftermarket TPS eCall: M1/N1, P2W, LD Coach, HGV, L

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What has been done within sAFE?
Newly developed standards have been tested all over Europe in
several EU Member Stated
• Cyprus: After-market eCall IVS to M1 and N1 class governmental
vehicles, of different manufacturers and production dates​, plus
buses
• Slovenia: In conjunction with ETSI stage a NG112 eCall TestFest
• Germany: M1 and N1 testing cross border assessment across 5
PSAP​
• Czech Republic: M1 and N1 validation and cross border with
Germany​
• Finland: Validate aftermarket eCall equipment interoperability
with ERA-GLONASS​ Italy: Validate equipment developed in
activity 3​
• Portugal: Aftermarket validation M1 and N1​
→ The validation of the member states required much more effort
than expected from the sAFE partners due to COVID-19. The project
was extended by one year but is now being successfully completed.

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sAFE – Summary of the results and Outlook
What’s done
• Extensions to the standards for additional vehicle types have been developed
• The necessary adjustments for the PSAPs were specified
• The possible uses of eCallNG were evaluated
• Conformity standards were adapted for the additional vehicle types
• Tests in several EU countries have been carried out successfully
• The project was presented several times at congresses and trade fairs.
• All deliverables are available on the sAFE website: www.safe112.eu
What’s still missing
• Standards and Extensions have to finalized by CEN and ETSI
• Standards are not yet commercially available devices. Industrial support for after-market
devices has yet to be established.
• Europe-wide tests for eCallNG - the mobile phone providers have to be involved. We are
therefore planning a HeERO-3 project for cross-border tests and the introduction of eCallNG

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What will happen with eCall after the sAFE project?
• What about vehicle types built before 1 April 2018?
• What about areas not covered by 2G/3G or 4G?
• What about connected vehicles?
• What about NG112 eCall?
• What about eCall interoperability for trucks, buses and coaches, agricultural and
forestry vehicles?
• What about compliance and performance measurement for PSAPs?
• What about the challenges of the eCall aftermarket?
→ There are a number of associations representing parts of the eCall chain, e. g. the
GSMA, EENA or ACEA. But no organisation really has a global overview of the eCall value
chain.

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Idea of the eCall association initiative
• As part of the sAFE project the idea of an eCall Association was developed to enhance
the eCall community and continuously work on the future requirements and challenges
of eCall.
• To reach this goal ITS mobility organised several workshops to involve the whole eCall
community and to address all relevant needs.
• The overall vision is to develop an all-inclusive association to enhance the cooperation
between the stakeholder groups involved in emergency call (eCall) globally with the
aim of increasing road safety and reaching Vision Zero by improving the eCall
functionality.

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What has happened so far within sAFE?
First eCall Association initiative activities started in 2020 within the framework of sAFE

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Identified challenges to work on
• Seven eCall challenges have been defined. Since June 2021, different working
groups have been working together to identify the problems and harmonise
the challenges:
1. 17-digit number dial to IVS
2. False calls from IVS
3. 2G/3G Sunset and NG 112 eCall
4. Data transmission between actors
5. Unified method of testing for OEM
6. Last two known locations supplied/Wrong MSD data
7. Access to EUCARIS

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More information about the eCall Association initiative
• More about the eCall Association initiative: www.112eCall.org
• If you are interested in participating in one of these working groups, please contact
Ariana Khesravi (ariana.khesravi@its-mobility.de) at ITS mobility in Germany.

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sAFE Partners

22. Thank you for your attention!
Contact
Ana Robnik
Iskratel, d.o.o., Kranj
robnik@iskratel.si
+386 (0)4 207 2686