OREANDA-NEWS. November 25, 2010. Accident response system ERA-GLONASS developed in Russia is to safe lives of Russians not only in Russia, but abroad as well, DG of Russian Space Systems company Yury Urlichich told news media during special exhibition Doroga (The Road) in Moscow.

"There have been several road accidents with Russians in Egypt. We believe that ERA-GLONASS shall be distributed to other countries through tour agencies in order to maintain safety of our citizens abroad”, Urlichich said.

According to him, ERA-GLONASS application today is intended only in Russia, but this is “not a proper way”.

ERA-GLONASS is a project carried out by national GLONASS operator NIS intended to enhance road safety. Each vehicle is to be equipped with navigation sensors which are to send information to dispatcher centers in case of an accident.