The new car crash detection system still seems a little too sensitive.
Car crash detection is one of the major new features introduced by the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro, as well as the latest Apple Watch.
A background system that alerts emergency services in the event of a crash
The system relies on the various sensors present in the devices, such as the accelerometer, the gyroscope or the microphones, to identify when the user experiences a crash.
The device immediately sends an alert to know if the user is well. In the event of no response, the emergency services are immediately contacted by the connected watch or the iPhone, as well as the emergency contacts previously informed and the GPS coordinates are shared to facilitate the arrival of emergencies.
If the idea is good, Apple will have to quickly review the sensitivity of its device as complaints from the emergency services multiply near the ski slopes.
15 to 20% of calls made by mistake on the ski slopes
the colorado sun indicates that the operators responsible for collecting emergency calls are invaded by automatic calls from several winter sports resorts in the American state.
Skiers’ Apple Watches and iPhones keep going off every time they fall on powder snow. It is possible to deactivate the alert manually, but very often skiers do not have time to take their smartphone out of their suit.
According to the first figures, 15 to 20% of automatic calls come from new Apple devices, and clog the lines reserved for relief.
The situation is therefore worrying and Brett Loeb, the director of the Colorado emergency call centers, spoke with Apple to discuss this problem with the manufacturer. Apple has indicated that the latter will be resolved by the first quarter of 2023, during an update.
It’s not the first time that car accident detection has been too reactive. A few days after the release of the iPhone 14, several users had reported that the system had activated by mistake during their visits to amusement parks. The jolts from the roller coaster were enough to fool the sensors, and Apple was quick to respond with a fix.
Source : colorado sun
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