The iPhone 14 has a new feature called Crash Detection that automatically calls emergency services if it detects a car crash. This feature was recently put to the test when a man’s iPhone fell off his motorcycle while he was riding in New York City. The phone detected the fall as a crash and called 911. Even though the man was not seriously injured, this incident shows how Crash Detection can be a lifesaving feature.
In another incident, search and rescue teams in Los Angeles County received an alert from an iPhone that had detected a crash. The phone was in a car that had fallen nearly 400 feet off a cliff in an area with no cell coverage. Without Crash Detection, the driver would likely have died.
Although Crash Detection has been mocked for being overly sensitive in some cases, it is clear that it can be a life-saving feature in real emergencies.
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