iPhone will soon automatically call emergency services after car accident
Apple is reportedly working on a feature where the iPhone and Apple Watch will recognize if you’re involved in a car accident. The emergency services are then automatically activated.
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iPhone calls emergency services after car accident
The news is reported by a journalist from the renowned The Wall Street Journal. Apple is said to be planning to launch the ‘crash detection’ in 2022. We may therefore see it in the next major iPhone update: iOS 16.
The feature uses various sensors – including the accelerometer – to detect car accidents. This also looks for a sudden peak in the G-force.
The Wall Street Journal Apple also writes that Apple has been testing the feature for a year. Apple does this by collecting anonymous data from iPhone and Apple Watch users. In total, Apple is said to have detected 1 million suspected traffic accidents.
The newspaper still has a hand in the arm. The feature is in a testing phase and there is no guarantee that we will actually see the ‘crash detection’ in an iOS release.
SOS emergency message
The Apple Watch already has a feature that is very similar to this: fall detection. The Watch recognizes it when you have made a hard knock. If you do not move for a minute, the emergency services will be activated automatically.
With the iPhone it is also already possible to quickly contact 112. If you press and hold the side button and one of the volume buttons at the same time, a slider appears with SOS emergency notification. If you swipe it to the right, your iPhone will call emergency services.
You can read more about this in an article about the SOS emergency notification of the iPhone. In this you can also read how to set up emergency contacts, so that not only the emergency services, but also your family are quickly informed.
