The emergency alarm is found in cars manufactured from 2018 onwards. However, in many car models, it is dependent on a functioning 2G or 3G network – and these are being phased out.
The Transport Agency's abolition of the requirement for a functioning ecall for a car to pass the inspection is being criticized by the motor organization M. The Transport Agency is thereby helping car manufacturers who have not taken the issue seriously enough, according to the organization's technical expert Carl-Erik Stjernvall.
We do not think that car manufacturers should be able to avoid having to adapt the technology. There should be rules and the cars should be safe to drive with and have the functions that you have paid for, he says to the radio.
The Transport Agency tells P4 that the decision to abolish the requirement for a functioning ecall was made so that car owners would not be negatively affected. It may be reintroduced again later.
