HeERO First steps towards ecall deployment Andy Rooke, ERTICO ITS-Europe 18-20 th April 2012 Emergency Services Workshop Riga Latvia
Agenda Introduction HeERO Pan European ecall Solution 1 and 2 Legislation Discussion 2
So what does this really mean? Pre-deployment trial Pan European ecall solution based on 112 Testing Defined standards In-vehicle systems Readiness of Mobile Networks PSAP upgrades Continuity of service across all MS 3
HeERO 1 in Brief Start date: 01/01/2011 Duration: 36 months Total budget: 10M EC contribution: 5M Coordinator: ERTICO 40 partners 9 Member and Associated States
HeERO 1 Partners
Pan European ecall architecture
Objectives Define Implement & test Evaluate Promote Operational and functional requirements Potential valueadded services Training material for ecall operators European ecall standards Relevant infrastructure upgrades Identified value added services ecall emergency procedures ecall full valuechain Certifications procedures for the ecall service Interoperability and continuity of harmonised EUwide ecall service Pilot results Best practices Recommendations and guidelines for future ecall predeployment and deployment activities European Standardisation Organisation ecall experts European ecall Implementation Platform
Test Sites Status Test Site/Question Status of Test Site No of Vehicles MNO PSAP Points of Interest Issues and Resolution Croatia Phase 1 Started 3/2012 Up to 200 vehicles 2 MNO s Single PSAP used End to end testing operating on a live PSAP system System now in FAT test Czech Republic Phase 1 Started 11/2011 10 vehicles Engaged Single PSAP used Public value chain being tested Testing Finland Phase 1 Started 11/2011 1-5 vehicles Engaged Operational Other MNO s watching closely Testing Germany Phase 1 Started 12/2011 5 vehicles Engaged PSAP x 2 inter-operability of IVS to PSAP PSAP solution Greece Phase 1 will start September 2012 2 vehicles MNO Not engaged Single PSAP used Procurement ongoing Italy Phase 1 Started 1/2012 5 vehicles from OEM and TPS Engaged Single PSAP used Operational equipment now installed PSAP progressing Netherlands Phase 1 Started 3/2012 Mixed fleet MNO engaged PSAP now delivered CDG and Public Value chain test ecall LGV PSAP now in FAT Romania Phase 1 Started 1/2012 Not known at this time MNO Not engaged but cooperating Centralised PSAP being used Public value chain being tested PSAP Ready IVS ready Own IVS purchased Sweden Phase 1 Started 11/2011 3 vehicles MNO s engaged Centralised PSAP to be used Improving specification of inband modem Testing about to start
HeERO 2 prospectus Call opened February 2012 Will closes May 2012 3m EC funding available Total budget 6m Potentially 6 new pilot sites 9
HeERO 2 Objective and Aims Extend HeERO to new Member States or associated countries to demonstrate the scalability of the HeERO solution and to widen the acceptance of ecall Supporting aims : To prepare the necessary infrastructure to realise pan- European "ecall". To boost Member States investment in PSAP infrastructure & interoperability of the service by 2014 (Roadmap) A wider adoption across Member States to test the proposed solution 10
Potential Topics Large Goods Vehicle ecall Powered 2 Wheeled vehicles Location Certification for vehicle and service Retrofit Nomadic Devices Smart Phone type devices Navigation 11
Timeframe Implementation 1st Operation phase Project progress to date HeERO Phase 2 Evaluation planning Evaluation Implementation HeERO Phase 2 2 nd operation phase Evaluation 12 Deployment Enablers 2011 2012 2013 2014
Legislation and Standards ecall not new started in 2001 emerge & GST Some OEM led the way Volvo, PSA & BMW ecall lacked mass market penetration European Commission Impact Assessment conclusions: Regulated approach favoured Mandated from 2015 for type M1 & N1 vehicles ecall and TPS can co-exist 13
ecall standards
ecall regulatory measures Regulated under amendment to type approval 2007/46/EC adoption by 2014 Recommendation to MS for MNO implementation C(2011)6269 Final 8 th September 2011 Part of the ITS Directive, common specification by end of 2012 15
HeERO Observers Open to any interested ecall stakeholders «log-in access» allowing: Newsletter Pilot site results Contact details of participating partners Helpdesk session to raise questions on pilot activities Detailed description of pilots sites Contact the pilot sites to use the infrastructure for test purposes
Contact details Andy Rooke ERTICO ITS-Europe Email: a.rooke@mail.ertico.com Tel: +32 (0) 24000780 17
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