Method and apparatus for vehicular emergency call

1. A system comprising:

a plurality of processors configured to:

utilize a plurality of vehicle connectivity options, each option in communication with one of the plurality of processors, to concurrently place a plurality of voice-calls to emergency services using the plurality of vehicle connectivity options in response to detection of a vehicle accident; and

terminate cellular call attempts when another of the plurality of processors indicates that a call placed by the another processor has connected.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein a first processor is configured to utilize a telematics control unit to place an emergency call over an embedded vehicle modem.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein a second processor is configured to utilize a BLUETOOTH connection with a paired occupant cellular phone to place an emergency call using the cellular phone.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processors are configured to send vehicle accident data over connections established as a result of the calls.

5. A computer-implemented method comprising:

detecting a vehicle accident;

placing a first emergency voice-call using a first vehicular communication option in response to detecting the accident;

placing a second concurrent emergency voice-call using a second vehicular communication option upon detecting the accident; and

terminating one of the first or second emergency calls when the other one of the first or second emergency calls has completed.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the first vehicular communication option includes a telematics control unit in communication with an embedded vehicle modem over which the first emergency call can be placed.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the second vehicular communication option includes an infotainment system paired with an occupant cellular phone over which the second emergency call can be placed.

8. The method of claim 5 , further comprising sending vehicle accident data over connections established as a result of the calls.

9. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

detecting a vehicle accident;

placing a first emergency voice-call using a first vehicular communication option upon detecting the vehicle accident;

concurrently placing a second emergency voice-call using a second vehicular communication option upon detecting the vehicle accident; and

terminating one of the first or second calls when the other of the first or second calls has connected.