BMW’s crash life-saver

01st November 2008

Clever car crash technology from BMW will now call the ambulance for you!

Fitted on the new 7-Series, the Enhanced Automatic Crash Notification system assesses the damage to the car, estimates if there could be injuries, then dials 999 to relay this to the emergency services. In serious crashes, occupants will be put through to casualty, which BMW says can cut potential life-saving time often lost at accident scenes.

Drivers can load their medical records into the car’s computer, so paramedics have vital information before starting treatment. Part of the ConnectedDrive package on the 7, the system also sends out GPS co-ordinates of the crash.