On 13 June 2013, the European Commission adopted two proposals to ensure that, by October 2015, all new cars will be equipped with an eCall system which will automatically call emergency services (by dialling 112 - Europe's single emergency number) in the event of a serious accident. Even if passengers are unable to speak, eCall creates a voice link to the closest Public Safety Answering Point and sends an emergency message. The system allows emergency calls to be made without language difficulties and may significantly contribute to reducing the number of road deaths and injuries in Europe by cutting emergency-service response times. The quicker response could save around 2500 lives a year and the severity of injuries should be considerably reduced in many cases. The eCall system not only improves incident management but reduces traffic congestion resulting from accidents and the possibility of secondary accidents. Private in-vehicle emergency call services do already exist and account for 0.7 % of all vehicles in EU, but none offers full EU-wide coverage.