Apple Decodes iPhone’s Crash Detection as It Mistakes Rollercoaster Ride’s Twists and Turns for Real Emergency

Apple Decodes iPhone’s Crash Detection as It Mistakes Rollercoaster Ride’s Twists and Turns for Real Emergency
The new iPhone 14 Pro is displayed during a launch event for new products at Apple Park in Cupertino, Calif., on Sept. 7, 2022. Brittany Hosea-Small/AFP via Getty Images
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Apple Inc.’s iPhone 14 Pro’s crash detection feature—that is supposed to automatically notify emergency responders if the user is involved in a car collision—was recently activated on rollercoasters.

What Happened

A few days ago, two Apple executives—Ron Huang, vice president of Sensing & Connectivity, and Kaiann Drance, vice president of Worldwide iPhone Product Marketing—explained how the crash detection feature works.

They said the feature mostly has to do with a new Gyroscope and Accelerometer and can detect G Force of up to 256Gs, reported TechCrunch.