Apple iPhone 14: Crash Detection feature helped rescue 2 people in serious car crash

Apple iPhone 14 Crash Detection, Emergency SOS via Satellite: US-based tech giant Apple is known for bringing live-saving features to its gadgets. Now, a new report claimed that two people involved in a serious accident recently, were rescued and located through new features available on the latest iPhone 14 models -- Emergency SOS via Satellite and Crash Detection.

The Crash Detection feature triggers Emergency SOS, which contacts first responders and anyone on the user's emergency contact list. Within the Health app, users can add emergency contacts. The iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, Apple Watch Series 8, and Apple Watch Ultra are all built with advanced sensors for car crash detection. An algorithm uses information from the device to determine if a crash has occurred and to call for assistance.

According to  a report MacRumors, the incident occurred on the Angeles Forest Highway in the US state of California's Angeles National Forest, with a vehicle careening over the side of a mountain and falling approximately 300 feet into a remote canyon. An aCEiPhone 14aCE in the car detected the crash and sent the information to rescuers using Emergency SOS via Satellite as there was no cellular signal.

The victims sent an Emergency SOS text message to one of Apple's relay centres, and a relay centre employee then contacted the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for assistance, according to the report. The Montrose Search and Rescue Team, based in the US, located the two people involved in the crash and lifted them out with a helicopter.

They were taken to a nearby hospital and treated for minor to moderate injuries, the report added. Recently, the Crash Detection feature notified a man about his wife's nearby car accident, prompting him to rush to the scene and provide aid before paramedics arrived.

Moreover, the Emergency SOS via satellite saved a US man's life after he became stranded in a rural area. Currently, the Emergency SOS via Satellite is available in the US, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, and the UK.