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Fast and targeted assistance - that is what in a traffic accident counts. With innovative technology contributes to BMW, alerting rescue workers immediately after a collision as quickly and as accurately as possible the ways to manage. Now is the result of the recent development work in this field in the series. The General Emergency BMW Connected Drive creates the conditions that the rescuers before arrival at the scene of an accident in more detail about the nature of the conflict and risk of injury to be informed as early and


adequate medical care for the accident parties can prepare. Between ten and 15 minutes on average in Germany between the alarm and the arrival of rescuers at the accident site. The prerequisite is an immediate cry for help with precise description of the accident site. Already in 1997, BMW has, therefore, the first vehicles equipped with an automatic emergency call function. Meanwhile, more than 500 000 vehicles on this part of BMW Connected Drive developed system. The BMW emergency is part of BMW Assist in Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Britain, Canada, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Australia and has used worldwide in more than 25 000 cases for rapid assistance provided. In addition to the precise position data provided by the advanced emergency immediately after a collision vehicle data, with which the BMW call center can identify the vehicle. This information will be sent directly to the nearest rescue center party. In this way, valuable time gained in the extreme case of life and death decisions. More accurate data allow needs help. The General Emergency ensures a more comprehensive information density in advance of the rescue rate. Now the sensors in the vehicle evaluated data collected to investigate the nature of the conflict and risk of injury. To know the call center of BMW alerted rescuers early, where the accident occurred and what the vehicle is involved, and thanks to the enhanced emergency call, how high the risk of injury of inmates. In this way, the rescue operation not only fast but also the situation may be initiated. Based on the findings, arising from the emergency supplied by the General data, wins the rescue center early indications as to whether and to what extent medical care for accident victims to be expected. Currently, in Germany every third road accident after an ambulance to the accident borders agency, because the violations of the persons involved turn out to be a serious than initially expected. On the other hand, can be extended with the emergency accident involving a risk of serious injury quickly. Development of the BMW accident research in collaboration with the largest U.S. hospital accident (William Lehman Injury Research Center, WLIRC) For the most accurate picture of the accident happening and its consequences create to be able to Enhanced emergency a variety of relevant data. Many in the vehicle distributed sensors, such as Airbag sensors; seat belt sensors or the front seats provide information on the nature of the collision and the resulting risk of injury. Registered be the trigger or not trigger in all the existing vehicle restraint systems and the assignment and the belt status of the front seats. This allows front, rear, side or even multiple collisions and recognize different. Even a successful possibly overturning of the vehicle in this way can be found and reported. For the evaluation of the vehicle data from the BMW Accident Research in cooperation with the WLIRC a special algorithm. The incoming vehicle data are based on the algorithm and provide a comprehensive picture of the accident situation. On this basis, a message together with the position and vehicle data of BMW Call Center at the rescue center responsible parties. You can then immediately and deliberately, adequate rescue measures. BMW Assist with emergency for all BMW models, the Advanced Emergency is part of the BMW Assist telemetric service and in all BMW models except BMW 7 Series, Z4 and X3 now available in Germany, Austria and Italy. Other countries will follow later in the year 2008.