Tech Planet October 10th news, today, the news that iPhone 14 car accident detection will be called by the roller coaster of a roller coaster has caused heated discussion, and many netizens believe that this is a problem with the "car accident detection" function. In response, Apple (China) official customer service told China Securities Journal and China Securities Taurus reporters that roller coasters are similar to those in car accidents. When the mobile phone detects drastic changes in speed, air pressure, and sound during exercise, it may accidentally touch the "automatic alarm for car accidents." "Personally, I have not encountered any complaints from domestic Apple users that have similar situations." The customer service said.
Previously, according to media reports, the latest tests show that when a user rides a roller coaster, Apple's car accident detection function will be triggered by errors.
It is reported that 39-year-old American dentist Sara White said that when she rode the 33-meter-high Mystic Timbers roller coaster at King's Island Amusement Park in , Ohio, her iPhone 14 Pro automatically called the alarm. The maximum speed of the roller coaster reached 82 km/h at that time. The phone played an automatic voice at the time: "The owner of this iPhone was in a serious car accident and did not respond to the phone." Then he called the police and provided White's latitude and longitude coordinates to the police. However, the screams of crowds on the roller coaster can be heard from the recording of the alarm phone. The emergency service department rushed to the amusement park after receiving the alarm, but did not find any car accidents. As the connector for the alarm phone, the Warren County Communications Center in the United States provides 6 similar false alarm information, all triggered at King's Island Amusement Park.
It is reported that currently supports the "car accident detection" function include iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro running the latest version of iOS, as well as Apple Watch SEries 8, Apple Watch SE (2nd generation) and Apple Watch Ultra smartwatch running the latest version of watchOS.
It is worth mentioning that recently, some media conducted a simulated test on the car accident detection function of iPhone14. Under the huge changes in G value, air pressure and sound, the mobile phone was successfully tricked to trigger the car accident detection function and called 120 phone number. In response, the 400 customer service responded: If you cannot make a direct judgment, an alarm or prompt will be triggered if certain conditions are met.