IPHONE 14 owners have been hit by a nasty and unexpected surprise when stepping off rollercoaster rides.
Apple’s new crash detection feature has been calling emergency services after mistaking the bumps and fast turns for a car accident.
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The option dials 911 if you don’t respond after a certain period.
An AI voice then speaks to the emergency operator, telling them your location.
“The owner of this iPhone was in a severe car crash and is not responding to their phone,” the chilling message says.
One unsuspecting thrill seeker didn’t realise what had happened until she was on the bumper cars.
Sara White, 39, told the Wall Street Journal that called back to say all was OK, but the Warren County Communications Center has already sent a team rushing to Kings Island amusement park outside Cincinnati.
Authorities say they’ve received false alarms in the same place since the iPhone 14 launched.
Crash detection uses various sensors and shows a screen warning if it thinks you’ve been in a car accident.
You get a 10 second warning, then a final 10 second countdown starts with an alarm sound.
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Once that’s rundown, the iPhone automatically dials 911, telling the operator your location.
It’s also alarming for any emergency contacts you’ve got saved on your iPhone, as they’ll receive a text informing them.
An Apple rep told the Wall Street Journal that the crash detection algorithms use over a million hours of crash data, real-world driving and crash-test labs to detect potential incidents.
They said it is “extremely accurate in detecting severe crashes”.
Melissa Bour, director of emergency services for Warren County, told the publication: “We are very vigilant about calls.
“No call doesn’t get checked.
“You get used to calls that are not an emergency, but it’s wear and tear on the dispatchers.”
iPhone 14 owners can avoid a similar mistake from happening by not going on rides with their devices in their pockets.
Or, you can put flight mode on.
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