DRIVER ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT DETECTION AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A VEHICLE ACCIDENT

摘要

There is provided a driver assistance device (3) for vehicle accident detection, comprising a portable communication device (4) having a control unit (11), wherein said portable communication device (4) comprises at least one internal sensor (12, 13, 14, 15) for acquiring information about a state of said portable communication device (4) and/or information about conditions external to said portable communication (4) device, wherein the control unit (11) is designed for establishing a communication link (5) between said portable communication device (4) and an emergency station (6) upon a predetermined emergency criterion relating to the acquired information being fulfilled.