Apple introduced many of its new products, including the iPhone 14, at an event it held recently. One of the most striking features of these devices was the accident detection system. This feature, which could be life-saving, would automatically notify the authorities in case of any accident.
The new feature was tested many times shortly after it was introduced. In a test, it was seen that the iPhone 14 Pro successfully called the authorities. But another trial by the Wall Street Journal showed that the feature may not work in all cases. In this video, it was seen that the Apple Watch Ultra called the authorities at the time of the accident, while the iPhone 14 failed to do so. Now it turns out that the accident detection system was involved in a real accident.
iPhone 14 managed to automatically notify authorities of an accident in the USA
Recently, a terrible traffic accident took place in the US state of Nebraska. The phone of one of the passengers in the accident involving the Honda Accord model was the iPhone 14. The phone was able to automatically notify the authorities after the incident, successfully.
However, the story did not have a happy ending. 6 people in the car involved in the accident, which was described as ‘the worst that has happened in the region so far’, lost their lives. While 5 people in the vehicle, which was stated to have crashed into a tree at night, died directly at the time of the accident, one person was seriously injured and could be hospitalized thanks to the iPhone 14. However, this person could not be saved despite all the interventions. Authorities reported that no other vehicle was involved in the accident, the cause of which is unclear, and that no witnesses were present.
Although everyone sadly lost their lives, this accident reveals that Apple’s ‘accident detection’ system can work successfully and save lives. The company said that the purpose of the feature was to notify the authorities when no witnesses were around, just like in this case.
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