Apple is working on a car crash detection feature for iPhone and Apple Watch

(Pocket-lint) - Apple is thought to beryllium processing a caller diagnostic for the iPhone and Apple Watch that tin archer if you've been successful an automobile mishap and automatically dials exigency services for you. 

According to The Wall Street Journal, the diagnostic is seemingly connected platform for adjacent year, presumably arsenic portion of iOS 16 and watchOS 9. Don't hide determination are akin connected car services - specified arsenic GM’s OnStar, Subaru’s Starlink, and Fiat Chrysler’s Uconnect - that tin telephone 911 successful the US if you've been successful a car crash. But not each car has connectivity features. For those vehicles, thing similar Apple's upcoming strategy could genuinely beryllium a life-saver for iPhone users.

It's worthy noting that it would travel Google’s Personal Safety app for Pixel phones, which includes a diagnostic to telephone for assistance erstwhile it detects a crash.

Apple's car-crash-detection diagnostic reportedly works by measuring for an instant leap successful gravity - oregon g-forces connected impact. The Cupertino-based institution has been investigating the diagnostic implicit the past twelvemonth by collecting anonymous information from iPhone and Apple Watch users, The Wall Street Journal said.

It honestly sounds similar Apple Watch's autumn detection feature, but for cars. Fall detection tin archer if you've tripped oregon stumbled and alert exigency services.

Writing by Maggie Tillman. Originally published connected 1 November 2021.