The function of iPhone 14 and the new one Apple Watches that can automatically detect traffic accidents is causing problems at a ski resort in Colorado. Last weekend, 911 services received 71 auto-dispatched emergency calls from Apple devices. This happened while a user was skiing. In no case was there an accident.
Emergency services rushed to the locations of iPhones and Apple Watches at every emergency call with ski patrols. “We always answer 911 calls. This requires an enormous amount of resources,” a 911 center leader in Summit County told the broadcaster. Colorado sun.
G forces
The sensors of the iPhone and Apple Watch incorrectly register a traffic accident on a demanding ski slope, because high G-forces are released there. Those G-forces on the runways in Colorado are apparently comparable to a car crash. iPhone 14s also appeared earlier this year Call 112 on a roller coaster.
incident detection
From iPhone 14 they are the first iPhones with automatic incident detection. The phone uses, among other things, a speedometer, an air pressure sensor and a g-force sensor for detection.
If an incident is detected, the user will see an alert. If the person doesn’t answer after 20 seconds, the device automatically dials the emergency number and sends the location. The feature is also in the new apple watches: de Apple Watch SE, watch series 8 en Watch Ultra.
Even via satellite
Recently, the iPhone 14 in the first countries can also be used in places without mobile coverage by satellite send an emergency message. Users can communicate with emergency services via text messages over the satellite connection. The satellite function does not yet work in the Netherlands.
