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Apple Watch Dials 911 After Car Rollover As Driver Leaves Crash Site on Foot
Apple Watch Dials 911 After Car Rollover As Driver Leaves Crash Site on Foot

4 Jan 2024, 05:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / An Apple smartwatch has recently alerted 911 operators of a vehicle rollover, providing the first respondents with the location of the crash

 
Tech Giant Wants to Bring a Nerve-Racking Apple Feature to Cars
Tech Giant Wants to Bring a Nerve-Racking Apple Feature to Cars

6 Nov 2023, 17:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Xiaomi wants to bring crash detection capabilities to its electric vehicles, allowing the system to automatically call emergency services

 
iPhone 16 and Apple Watch X Suddenly More Critical Apple Products Than the Apple Car
iPhone 16 and Apple Watch X Suddenly More Critical Apple Products Than the Apple Car

28 Sep 2023, 08:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Reliable tech analyst says the Apple Car "seems to have lost all visibility;" the company seems to direct more resources at other products

 
Brilliant Apple "Crash Test" Ad Highlights an iPhone Feature That Needs Urgent Updates
Brilliant Apple "Crash Test" Ad Highlights an iPhone Feature That Needs Urgent Updates

13 Jul 2023, 08:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The iPhone maker released a new ad to highlight the Crash Detection feature available on the latest-generation smartphones

 
How Apple's Crash Detection Turned a Music Festival Into a False 911 Call Party
How Apple's Crash Detection Turned a Music Festival Into a False 911 Call Party

26 Jun 2023, 18:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Festivalgoers wearing the Apple Watch dialed 911 without knowing as they were dancing and partying; the police told them to disable the feature

 
Garmin's Rugged Smartwatch Was Designed With Drivers in Mind
Garmin's Rugged Smartwatch Was Designed With Drivers in Mind

25 Jun 2023, 08:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Instinct 2 dezl Edition is a smartwatch that's first and foremost aimed at truck drivers; it comes with features to encourage a healthy lifestyle

 
Apple Watch Alerts Police of Major Crash, This Time for Good Reason
Apple Watch Alerts Police of Major Crash, This Time for Good Reason

31 May 2023, 13:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Police in Ohio praised the Apple Watch for dialing 911 after the owner was involved in a major crash; they found the location using drones

 
More Drivers Can Unlock Their Cars With an iPhone as New CarPlay Just Around the Corner
More Drivers Can Unlock Their Cars With an iPhone as New CarPlay Just Around the Corner

24 May 2023, 07:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mercedes is the latest big name that adopts Apple's digital car keys, replacing the traditional keys with iPhones and Apple Watches

 
iPhone Keeps Spamming 911 With False Emergency Calls, Still a Necessary Evil
iPhone Keeps Spamming 911 With False Emergency Calls, Still a Necessary Evil

10 May 2023, 15:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Authorities complain that the crash detection technology bundled with iPhones keeps dialing 911 for absolutely no reason

 
Apple Watch Saves Hit-And-Run Victim's Life, That's Why We Need Technology
Apple Watch Saves Hit-And-Run Victim's Life, That's Why We Need Technology

10 May 2023, 14:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The fall detection feature on the Apple Watch helped call 911 when a Minnesota man was hit by a car; the driver didn't stop

 
The One Thing You Really Shouldn’t Do if Your iPhone Calls 911 Accidentally
The One Thing You Really Shouldn’t Do if Your iPhone Calls 911 Accidentally

8 Apr 2023, 09:39 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Apple tells users to stop hanging up on 911 when the iPhone accidentally triggers the Crash Detection system and alerts emergency services

 
The Miracle of Technology: Apple Watch Saves the Lives of 3 People Involved in Major Crash
The Miracle of Technology: Apple Watch Saves the Lives of 3 People Involved in Major Crash

15 Feb 2023, 19:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Apple’s Crash Detection technology has managed to save the lives of three car passengers involved in a major accident in Germany

 
Your Apple Watch Can Now Unlock Your Tesla, No Internet Connection Is Needed
Your Apple Watch Can Now Unlock Your Tesla, No Internet Connection Is Needed

12 Jan 2023, 20:56 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / For tech-oriented Tesla owners, having an Apple smartwatch do more things can be important. So, here’s another cool use for it

 
Turns Out Apple’s Innovations Can Really Save People’s Lives
Turns Out Apple’s Innovations Can Really Save People’s Lives

31 Oct 2022, 12:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The driver of a car slammed into a pole, and his Apple Watch was the one that dialed 911 to call the emergency teams, eventually saving his life

 
Watch a Driverless Car Hitting a Stationary Vehicle to See If iPhone Crash Detection Works
Watch a Driverless Car Hitting a Stationary Vehicle to See If iPhone Crash Detection Works

22 Sep 2022, 05:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Real-life experiment has an improvised self-driving car hitting a station vehicle just to figure out if iPhones call emergency services

 
Apple Introduces Lifesaving Crash Detection Feature for the iPhone 14 and Watch Series 8
Apple Introduces Lifesaving Crash Detection Feature for the iPhone 14 and Watch Series 8

8 Sep 2022, 09:54 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / The newly-announced Apple iPhone 14 and Watch Series 8 will detect whether you've been in a car crash and call for help on your behalf

 
Google Maps Updated with New Features Exclusive to Apple Users
Google Maps Updated with New Features Exclusive to Apple Users

7 Apr 2022, 21:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has announced a new set of Google Maps features specifically aimed at Apple users who own an iPhone or an Apple Watch

 
Man Hides Smartwatch in Girlfriend’s Car Wheel, That’s Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
Man Hides Smartwatch in Girlfriend’s Car Wheel, That’s Why We Can’t Have Nice Things

28 Mar 2022, 20:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Stalker turns to an Apple Watch to track the location of his girlfriend; the device was hidden in the wheel of the victim’s car

 
Tesla Cybertruck Designer Claims Apple Products Are Boring, Of Course He Uses Them
Tesla Cybertruck Designer Claims Apple Products Are Boring, Of Course He Uses Them

9 Feb 2022, 23:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen said during a podcast that Apple’s products are what he described as a “continuation of the same thing”

 
Cyclist Finds Out the Hard Way That Technology Can Save Your Life
Cyclist Finds Out the Hard Way That Technology Can Save Your Life

4 Nov 2021, 09:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 48-year-old cyclist involved in a car accident survived mostly thanks to the smartwatch he was wearing and which called emergency services