All new EU cars will need emergency call technology from 2018

GM will start offering its OnStar service this summer in Europe. OnStar can summon emergency services after an accident.

March 17, 2015 05:00 AM

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -- All new cars sold in the European Union from March 2018 will have to be equipped with technology to contact emergency services in the case of an accident.

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