What Happened: Law enforcement was notified numerous times after iPhone users went on rides in amusement parks, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Joanna Stern, a reporter for the Journal, said she was provided six recordings of iPhone crash-detection-triggered calls by the Warren County Communications Center. These calls were triggered by iPhones of people on rides at the Kings Island amusement park, outside of Cincinnati, Ohio. At least one user whose iPhone triggered crash detection reportedly couldn’t reach his phone even when he heard the alarm go off because he was still strapped to the ride. Recently, a YouTube channel “TechRax” crashed cars head-on to illustrate how the crash detection function works on an iPhone 14.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 10, 2022 05:55 UTC