Vehicle and method for controlling an emergency call therefor

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording a program for executing a method for controlling an emergency call for a vehicle, the method comprising:

• monitoring a sensor signal in an accident determination unit of a control unit;
• determining whether or not an airbag is deployed based on the sensor signal in the accident determination unit;
• determining an accident type when it is determined that the airbag is not deployed;
• requesting an automatic emergency call from the accident determination unit to an emergency call unit of the control unit when it is determined that the airbag is deployed;
• and
• attempting to transmit a call to an emergency rescue center in response to the request from the emergency call unit.

A vehicle comprising:

• a sensor unit including a plurality of sensors;
• and
• a control unit configured to obtain a sensor signal from the sensor unit,
• wherein the control unit comprises:
• an accident determination unit configured to determine whether or not an airbag is deployed based on the sensor signal, determine an accident type when the airbag is not deployed, and request an automatic emergency call when the airbag is deployed;
• and
• an emergency call unit configured to attempt to transmit a call to an emergency rescue center in response to the emergency call request.