There are often great stories in the news about how someone was saved by their iPhone’s crash detection system. This time, a drunk motorist was arrested by the police following the unwanted intervention of his telephone.
This 46-year-old New Zealander hit a tree last Wednesday around 1 a.m. The iPhone spotted the accident and immediately called the emergency services. Aware, the man exchanged a few words with the policewoman on the phone to tell her that there was no need to worry and that he was managing the situation well.
When the rescue function saves lives
Except that the latter has noted the state of drunkenness of the driver. A patrol was sent to the scene, and when we wanted to test his alcohol level, the man refused to cooperate and he even became violent. He will be tried on February 16 for his actions.
As a reminder, accident detection uses sensors and algorithms to better identify them. It works on the telephone network, but now also by satellite in cases where the area is not served.
Lately, many false alerts have been recorded via this tool, so much so that in Minnesota, in the United States, local authorities have even asked tourists who come to ski to deactivate the Apple functionality during their stays.
There are also times when these fallback features are very useful. Thus, in California shortly after Christmas, a driver was saved by firefighters. She was located using Apple’s Find My app. If the subject interests you, you can read our article which returns to this story which ends well here.
By: Keleops AG