LG Electronics unveiled a "Hybrid e-Call" system that quickly alerts a rescue center to an emergency in the event of a vehicle accident.
LG Electronics said on the 26th that it demonstrated the hybrid emergency call system at the 37th general meeting of the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA), a global vehicle communication consortium, held recently in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The technology is to comply with European automotive regulations that take effect next year. The emergency call system is an in-vehicle emergency communication system that, in the event of a vehicle accident, sends the accident location, the time of the accident, vehicle information, and more to the nearest emergency rescue center.
In Europe, vehicles released since 2018 have been required to be equipped with an emergency call system. Starting next year, it will be mandatory to equip 4G–5G-based emergency call systems that can transmit even large-volume data, such as live on-site video, faster.
LG Electronics' hybrid emergency call system supports networks from 2G to 5G. It broadly harnesses the advantages of fast 4G–5G networks and the wider coverage of 2G–3G networks. After completing reliability verification, LG Electronics has been supplying the hybrid emergency call system to major global automakers since this year.
VS Certification Lab, which oversees quality control for automotive electronics components, earned designation as an accredited testing laboratory from the Korea Accreditation Board in 2024 and has since secured major telecommunications certifications in Europe and North America. This has enabled it to independently conduct testing and verification of automotive communication components in line with global certification standards.
Executive Vice President Lee Sang-yong, head of the LG Electronics VS Research Lab, said, "Based on world-class technological prowess, we will further solidify our market leadership in telematics, where we remain No. 1 globally."