Satellite emergency callet
Accident detectioniOS 16 reserved for the iPhone 14 have once again been talked about in the news.
Two victims, one call, one rescue
Thereby, the Crescenta Valley Station Sheriff’s Office in Los Angeles County, California received a call from the satellite emergency call service. Two people were involved in a traffic accident.
The incident took place on the road through the Angeles National Forest, and involved a vehicle that ran off the road to drop about 300 feet (about 90 meters!) into a canyon below. Fortunately the driver had with him a iPhone 14, which detected the accident. In view of the apparently very steepno cellular network was available, so Emergency SOS via Satellite automatically took over to send an alert message.
The emergency satellite text was sent to one of Apple’s relay centers, from where an employee was able to call the county sheriff’s office for assistance. The two people involved in the accident were located by the Montrose search and rescue team (who were able to film the operation) and were able to be evacuated by helicopter. Transported to a nearby hospital, they suffered only minor injuries, allowing a happy ending to this accident!
EMERGENCY CALL BY SATELLITE
After deploying its satellite emergency call function across the Atlantic, Apple is offering the latter in France, Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom in December. It will be included free for two years from the time of activation of a new iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.
The Satellite function can be used in dead zones, ie whenever the user is out of Wi-Fi range or without a cellular connection. It will send a short text message, of an emergency nature. The iPhone will also offer a quick MCQ with vital questions to assess the situation and health status. If their condition permits, the victim should send this information to emergency personnel as soon as possible.
According to Cupertino, the maneuver should take about 15 seconds, and allow rescuers to locate the victim in real time. Previously, the firm clarified that the system was designed for use in open spaces with a clear line of sight to the sky. Apparently, there would be some fluctuations in the presence of trees / overly lush vegetation or nearby buildings (what about rocks and other granite blocks?).
ACCIDENT DETECTION
On the security side, Apple has certainly benefited from the roller coaster incidents. Indeed, certain attractions with violent accelerations caused the activation of the detection of the accidents, leading Apple to optimize the function on the Apple Watch Ultra, the Apple Watch Series 8 and the Apple Watch SE (2nd generation).
As a reminder, during the keynote Far Out
Apple has placed particular importance on security, notably with the Emergency Satellite Connection, but also Crash Detection
. It has thus emphasized physical security, via the new sensors (accelerometer and gyroscope) to detect a possible car accident, so that the iPhone 14 / 14 Pro but also the Apple Watch Series 8 and Ultra can automatically call an emergency service.
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