The iPhone 14’s new Crash Detection feature, which is supposed to alert authorities when it detects you’ve been in a car accident, has an unexpected side effect: it dials 911 on rollercoasters. (An Apple Watch with Crash Detection can only notify authorities if you have your iPhone with you, or if it’s connected to a mobile network or Wi-Fi.) Last month, Stern put Apple’s Crash Detection feature to the test in a demolition derby-style experiment and found that it isn’t entirely reliable. While Crash Detection did recently help detect and alert authorities about a fatal crash in Nebraska, the feature clearly has its flaws. Stern says Warren County, where Kings Island is located, received six emergency calls triggered by park rides since the iPhone 14’s release.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 09, 2022 17:00 UTC