Apple responds to why junkyard crash tests don’t always trigger iPhones’ Crash Detection

1 October 2022
Yes, some folks have crashed actual vehicles to test Apple’s new safety feature.

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  • 01 Oct 2022

They should have done another test and put the iPhone in the demolition derby moving car. And if it still didn't triggered the safety features, then it will really be a problem.
Still, this features should be triggered also when the vehicle is stationary. Imagine you are sitting at a stop sign and another car crashes into you. Crash doesn't always mean two moving vehicles. Apple should have known this.

    rizki1, 01 Oct 2022do car manufacturers not have this feature? Some do. I know Opel was advertising it heavily few years ago. GM was a parent company back then so it was probably also advertised a lot on Chevy and Cadillac cars.

      do car manufacturers not have this feature?

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        • 3bm
        • 01 Oct 2022

        Shameless company released a beta feature labeling it as stable.

          Nothing is 100%, not seatbelts, not airbags, not ESP, not automatic emergency braking or all the so called "autopilots". All these are just additional things or "layers" that can potentially save you. Crash detection on phones should be considered the same. Just like fall detection or heart related problems detection. Expecting it to be 100% accurate for absolutely all scenarios is just impossible, but knowing it MIGHT help you detect heart irregularity and warn you about it or detect you've fallen and you're not responsive might make a difference. Same for crash detection. Current first step was to assume you're in a moving vehicle to avoid false positives as having bunch of devices randomly calling emergency services is certainly not osmething anyone wants to joke around. With time, they'll probably refine detection and include collisions when you're stationary as well.

          It's kinda odd their first idea was to test crash detection in a car that's being hit, not the car running into collision. Usually that's the first thing everyone assume as "crash", you being the driving vehicle and crashing.

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            • fCE
            • 01 Oct 2022

            Not so "optimised" feature, after all

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              • 01 Oct 2022

              User: "Hey Apple, Crash Detection in my iphone did not work when I crashed my car!"

              Apple: "...You're crashing it wrong"

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