{"id":8727,"date":"2021-11-02T13:24:01","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T13:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1371835"},"modified":"2021-11-02T13:24:01","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T13:24:01","slug":"still-no-apple-car-but-well-soon-get-apples-car-crash-detection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=8727","title":{"rendered":"Still no Apple Car, but we\u2019ll soon (?) get Apple\u2019s car crash detection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span>We\u2019ve been expecting an Apple Car for a while now, but it might happen<\/span>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/cant-keep-up-with-the-apple-car-rumors-heres-what-you-need-to-know\">sometime this decade<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Personally, I\u2019m very satisfied with the few Apple products I own (my MacBook Air, for instance) and I\u2019d be curious to see what the fabled Apple Car would look like, although I\u2019m not really dying over it.<\/p>\n<p>I can imagine though that for those of you who absolutely love the brand, an \u201ciCar\u201d would be like the ultimate must-have, and in that case waiting in uncertainty is torture.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1371874 js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/5-APPLE-CAR-4-MacBook-Air.jpeg\" alt=\"Apple Car Crash Detection \" width=\"648\" height=\"350\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/5-APPLE-CAR-4-MacBook-Air.jpeg 1250w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/5-APPLE-CAR-4-MacBook-Air-280x151.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/5-APPLE-CAR-4-MacBook-Air-250x135.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/5-APPLE-CAR-4-MacBook-Air-500x270.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/5-APPLE-CAR-4-MacBook-Air-796x430.jpeg 796w\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/still-no-apple-car-but-soon-apples-car-crash-detection-iphone-apple-watch#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fshift%2F2021%2F11%2F02%2Fstill-no-apple-car-but-soon-apples-car-crash-detection-iphone-apple-watch%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: To offer you some comfort, here\u2019s a concept of the Apple Car, inspired by the MacBook Air. Credit: ClickMechanic\" data-title=\"Share To offer you some comfort, here\u2019s a concept of the Apple Car, inspired by the MacBook Air. Credit: ClickMechanic on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share To offer you some comfort, here\u2019s a concept of the Apple Car, inspired by the MacBook Air. Credit: ClickMechanic on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a>To offer you some comfort, here\u2019s a concept of the Apple Car, inspired by the MacBook Air. Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickmechanic.com\/infographics\/five-apple-products-reimagined-as-cars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">ClickMechanic<\/a><\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1371874\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/5-APPLE-CAR-4-MacBook-Air.jpeg\" alt=\"Apple Car Crash Detection \" width=\"648\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/5-APPLE-CAR-4-MacBook-Air.jpeg 1250w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/5-APPLE-CAR-4-MacBook-Air-280x151.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/5-APPLE-CAR-4-MacBook-Air-250x135.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/5-APPLE-CAR-4-MacBook-Air-500x270.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/5-APPLE-CAR-4-MacBook-Air-796x430.jpeg 796w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>But, folks, there\u2019s no need to be in despair. We might not have an Apple Car yet, but we have the closest best thing: Apple\u2019s Car Crash Alerts. And 911 Auto-Dial.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/apple-wants-iphones-to-detect-car-crashes-auto-dial-911-11635768001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Wall Street Journal\u2019s report<\/a>, which cites company documents and people familiar with the matter, the feature would be available for both iPhones and Apple Watches.<\/p>\n<p>The devices\u2019 sensors, such as the accelerometer, would be employed to \u201cdetect accidents as they occur,\u201d in part by measuring sudden spikes in gravitational force on impact.<\/p>\n<p>The report claims that Apple has been testing the feature for a year now by collecting data shared anonymously by iPhone and Apple Watch users:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"14\">\n<p>Apple products have already detected more than 10 million suspected vehicle impacts, of which more than 50,000 included a call to 911.<\/p>\n<p>Apple has been using the 911 call data to improve the accuracy of its crash-detection algorithm, since an emergency call associated with a suspected impact gives Apple more confidence that it is indeed a car crash, according to the documents.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>There\u2019s something familiar in there<\/h3>\n<p>Does this ring a bell?<\/p>\n<p>It sounds very familiar to the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT208944\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Fall Detection<\/a> that Apple introduced in 2018 for the Apple Watch SE and Series 4 or newer. It can detect if the user has experienced a hard fall and automatically calls 911, unless the user taps the \u201cI\u2019m OK\u201d button.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1371867 js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-02-at-14.07.32.png\" alt=\"Apple Car Crash Detection \" width=\"260\" height=\"269\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-02-at-14.07.32.png 260w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-02-at-14.07.32-203x210.png 203w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-02-at-14.07.32-130x135.png 130w\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/still-no-apple-car-but-soon-apples-car-crash-detection-iphone-apple-watch#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fshift%2F2021%2F11%2F02%2Fstill-no-apple-car-but-soon-apples-car-crash-detection-iphone-apple-watch%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: The display options when the watch detects a hard fall. Credit: Apple\" data-title=\"Share The display options when the watch detects a hard fall. Credit: Apple on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share The display options when the watch detects a hard fall. Credit: Apple on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a>The display options when the watch detects a hard fall. Credit: Apple<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1371867\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-02-at-14.07.32.png\" alt=\"Apple Car Crash Detection \" width=\"260\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-02-at-14.07.32.png 260w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-02-at-14.07.32-203x210.png 203w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-02-at-14.07.32-130x135.png 130w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>While I\u2019m not a fan of all of Apple\u2019s features, I can\u2019t stress enough the importance of having a safety feature capable of detecting when you\u2019re in danger and also contacting emergency services in case you\u2019re unable to do so.<\/p>\n<p>To scale up from detecting a hard fall to identifying an actual car crash is definitely impressive and, needless to say, potentially life-saving. I mean, your phone or watch wouldn\u2019t stop a crash from happening, but they could save you valuable time by autonomously alerting 911.<\/p>\n<p>According to the WSJ, Apple plans to launch the feature for iPhones and Apple Watches in 2022, but the timeline isn\u2019t fixed.<\/p>\n<p>So yeah, there\u2019s still no Apple Car on the immediate horizon, but such a safety feature would be by far a much more essential product. And I do hope that when\/if the Apple Car arrives, the crash detection won\u2019t be used exclusively by \u201ciDrivers.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><i>Do EVs excite your electrons? Do ebikes get your wheels spinning? 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Personally, I\u2019m very satisfied with the few Apple products I own (my MacBook Air, for instance)&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8728,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8727"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8727\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}