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HeERO International Conference

The third HeERO international conference will be held in Madrid, Spain, on 27 November 2014 and will provide insight into the status of eCall deployment in the HeERO1 and HeERO2 pilot sites including: eCall for trucks; powered two-wheeled eCall; filtering instance for PSAP; and the outcome of interoperability testing, together with an update on standards and certification for eCall and the recommendations for the large scale implementation of the eCall service in Europe. The event will be hosted at the H
August 1, 2014 Read time: 1 min

The third HeERO international conference will be held in Madrid, Spain, on 27 November 2014 and will provide insight into the status of eCall deployment in the HeERO1 and HeERO2 pilot sites including: eCall for trucks; powered two-wheeled eCall; filtering instance for PSAP; and the outcome of interoperability testing, together with an update on standards and certification for eCall and the recommendations for the large scale implementation of the eCall service in Europe.

The event will be hosted at the Hotel Puerta America, Madrid on 27 November from 0900 to 1800. On Friday 28 November, participants will have the opportunity to attend live eCall demonstrations organised throughout the day at the Dirección General de Tráfico, Madrid.

Registration will open in August 2014.

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