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Apple Shows How iPhone 14's Car Crash Detection Feature Works in New Video
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Like Ford Syncs 911 assist, it's a feature I hope I never have to see working but, the question is the interplay between the two systems if connected via Bluetooth, which takes ownership of the situation, the iPhone has to use its onboard sensors etc where Sync knows immediately once an airbag is deployed....
Lol, Wonder how many tries if they destroy their phone first in the crash test....
That's for sure a potentially very good feature. But will it be reliable ? I mean that even a small quantity of false alarms will generate such a mess that it needs to be extremely well tested.
Hard to tell until there are some real life examples, but it seems like the variety of things that need to happen all at once to invoke it should make it pretty difficult to trigger false alarms.
Hoping IOS 17.0 will be able to delete my browser history in case of a severe accident or sudden death! Take my money Apple!
the Google Pixel phones have had this feature for the last 4 generations of phones. Since 2018.
No record of any lives saved since 2018 because Pixel phones never survive the crash.
The automated message is a nice feature. Is this something that already happens for fall detection as well?
I ride a motorcycle and even though it is not listed as covered, I really hope it does. I hope that I never find out if it does or does not though.
Pixel phones have car crash detection as well; Google added it to the built-in Personal Safety app back in 2019.
Brand new iPhone features that Android already has / Innovative to iOS, old hat to Android
Yes. It’s a very similar message that keeps repeating for EMS.
It’s the reason I first got an Apple Watch. I have MS and live alone, so falling without access to help is a real concern. I’ve activated it in falls several times in the last few years, but fortunately haven’t required help and could cancel the alert each time.
I’m very excited to see crash detection in this new series of phones and watches. I hope to never need it, but it’s a great backup.
Many many of us drive models that either don’t have this option, or have let the subscription lapse. I think you’d be surprised at the percentage of drivers on the road without it.
The only downside to this thing is I can see quite a few 911 operators are going to be traumatized from automatic dialing iPhones. It’s going to call 911 even if the driver can’t do this and the audio is probably not going to be pleasant on some of these calls.
Overall I think it’s a good thing because if I’m stuck in a car crash especially a single vehicle crash upside down somewhere I’ll be able to get help.
Overall I think it’s a good thing because if I’m stuck in a car crash especially a single vehicle crash upside down somewhere I’ll be able to get help.
Most drivers don’t have something like this. I think some people don’t realize that everyone doesn’t drive a brand new car. The average age of a car in the USA is like 12 years. I’ve never had a car with some sort of onstar system. My current car is a 2014 and has Bluetooth but not even CarPlay.
That's awesome (automated message); I had no idea it did this already. I hope your day-to-day is good and (generally) trouble-free. My mom has MS but it hasn't progressed much since her new treatment a few years back.