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Title: iPhone crash detection feature makes 100 false calls in a month to Japanese Alps emergency services Post by: HCK on February 04, 2023, 04:05:07 pm iPhone crash detection feature makes 100 false calls in a month to Japanese Alps emergency services
<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/01/Crash-Detection-false-alerts.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1280)</div> <p>One of the touted features of the iPhone 14 was the addition of Crash Detection, which is meant to call emergency services if the phone detects the user has been involved in a serious car crash. However, ever since the phones were released, we have been hearing stories of false positive hotspots.</p> <p>Every erroneous call imposes undue burden on the local emergency services. In this latest incident, the fire department of the Kita-Alps, Nagano in Japan has said it received 134 false calls (https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20230129-87465/) between December 16 – January 23, “mainly” from the iPhone 14 Crash Detection system incorrectly triggering as their owners go down the ski slopes.</p> <p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2023/01/29/iphone-crash-detection-false-positives-japanese-alps/#more-861191" class="more-link">more…[/url]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://9to5mac.com/2023/01/29/iphone-crash-detection-false-positives-japanese-alps/">iPhone crash detection feature makes 100 false calls in a month to Japanese Alps emergency services[/url] appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://9to5mac.com">9to5Mac[/url].</p> Source: iPhone crash detection feature makes 100 false calls in a month to Japanese Alps emergency services (https://9to5mac.com/2023/01/29/iphone-crash-detection-false-positives-japanese-alps/) |