Apple often likes to emphasize security when it comes to promoting its products. This is how this year, the manufacturer presented with great fanfare the functionalityAccident detection, which uses different sensors from iPhone and Apple Watch and is mainly compatible with cars.A first help document has been published on this subject, explaining how to use it.
But theWall Street Journalwanted to go even further and carry out the experiment in real conditions. However, having done this, the devices installed in the test vehicle have certainlyrecognized accidents but not all. It was enough for Cupertino to take the floor to justify itself, offering us key details on the operation ofAccident detection.
Pay attention to context
To begin with, you should know that the iPhone used in these tests does not havenever been connected to Bluetooth or CarPlay, Apple's in-house OS for dashboards. However, this being the case, the smartphone could have detected that the car was in use. Furthermore, the automobile involved in the accident would not have been driven long enough to “indicate the conduct“.
With this, Apple clarifies that as the accident did notdid not take place on a real road, whose tracks are informed by GPS, the alert probably did not receive all the signals necessary to trigger it. When this is the case, the owner of the Apple Watch receives a notification which is displayed in full screen and allows a few seconds to cancel an automatic call for help.
What you need to know
Among thesensorson which the watches are based (like Series 8) and Apple mobiles to runAccident detectioncorrectly, we find the three-axis gyroscope, the accelerometer, the microphones and the barometer. The latter is capable of detecting the deployment of an airbag, responsible for a change in pressure in the vehicle's passenger compartment.
Finally, it is also GPS, CarPlay and Bluetooth that can help by ensuring that it is goodin a vehiclethat the accident took place. Three features that still consume energy, even with the screen off, which can therefore affect battery life.
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