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For years, connected vehicle safety has focused on one basic question: how quickly can a crash be reported?
A vehicle crashes.
That model changed public safety. But it may no longer be enough.
In this episode of TiPS: Today in Public Safety, Fletch looks at the next evolution in automotive emergency response: the shift from notification to activation. Inspired by a Fourth of July LinkedIn discussion with Lawrence Williams around connected vehicles, telematics, NG911, drones, and pre-hospital response, this episode explores what happens when the first witness to a crash is not a person, but the vehicle, sensor, platform, or connected system that detects the emergency before anyone can call 911.
The future DATA of crash response will involve more than airbag deployment alerts. It will include trusted crash telemetry, severity indicators, NG911 event packages, drone first response needs, EMS coordination, trauma notification, and eventually specialized resources moving toward the scene before the first responder arrives.
But this future also raises serious questions.
Who validates the data?
The car may become the first unseen witness. But humans still own the response.
Key topics in this episode:
Connected vehicle emergency response
TiPS: Today in Public Safety brings you the latest in telecommunications news and public safety technology every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Hosted by Mark J. Fletcher, ENP
#NG911 #911 #PublicSafety #EmergencyCommunications #Telematics #ConnectedVehicle #DroneFirstResponder #EMS #FirstResponders #PublicSafetyTechnology #TiPS #TodayInPublicSafety #Fletch911
By fletch911For years, connected vehicle safety has focused on one basic question: how quickly can a crash be reported?
A vehicle crashes.
That model changed public safety. But it may no longer be enough.
In this episode of TiPS: Today in Public Safety, Fletch looks at the next evolution in automotive emergency response: the shift from notification to activation. Inspired by a Fourth of July LinkedIn discussion with Lawrence Williams around connected vehicles, telematics, NG911, drones, and pre-hospital response, this episode explores what happens when the first witness to a crash is not a person, but the vehicle, sensor, platform, or connected system that detects the emergency before anyone can call 911.
The future DATA of crash response will involve more than airbag deployment alerts. It will include trusted crash telemetry, severity indicators, NG911 event packages, drone first response needs, EMS coordination, trauma notification, and eventually specialized resources moving toward the scene before the first responder arrives.
But this future also raises serious questions.
Who validates the data?
The car may become the first unseen witness. But humans still own the response.
Key topics in this episode:
Connected vehicle emergency response
TiPS: Today in Public Safety brings you the latest in telecommunications news and public safety technology every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Hosted by Mark J. Fletcher, ENP
#NG911 #911 #PublicSafety #EmergencyCommunications #Telematics #ConnectedVehicle #DroneFirstResponder #EMS #FirstResponders #PublicSafetyTechnology #TiPS #TodayInPublicSafety #Fletch911