The Wall Street Journal did its own series of tests to get a full review of the new crash detection feature of the iPhone and Apple Watch. An ultimately mixed opinion given that there are certain situations where the emergency call never arrives, when it should.
A logical explanation, but delicate given the context
For two weeks now, many users have been sharing their experience with Apple’s new feature, called “accident detection”. A system active in the iPhone, but also in the Apple Watch.
If most of the tests seen show that it works quite well, the one published by the Wall Street Journal goes a bit against the grain. During a series of tests, the WSJ demonstrates that there are several cases in which the emergency function does not trigger at all.
In the video posted below, the newspaper explains, with evidence, that there are several situations considered accidents in which the iPhone 14 Pro Max and Apple Watch Ultra do not trigger the call automatic emergency services.
Concretely, it only seems to work when the device is in the moving vehicle and not in the stationary one. To take an example, if you are in your car, parked in a parking lot and someone runs into you, it could be that the accident detection does not engage.
On the other hand, if you are in the other vehicle, the one causing the accident, there should be no problem. A first mixed opinion which shows that the technology in question still has progress to make.
Nevertheless, remember that many tests available on the internet prove that Apple’s accident detection should save lives in the months and years to come, even if it is not perfect.
Apple responded to these images by explaining that the fact that the vehicle in which the iPhone is placed is not in motion does not allow the smartphone to understand that it is in a vehicle. Consequently, he cannot go on alert and activate accident detection.