{"id":82971,"date":"2022-09-30T17:29:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T17:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/apple-responds-to-video-testing-crash-detection-feature-with-junkyard-vehicles\/"},"modified":"2022-09-30T17:29:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T17:29:58","slug":"apple-responds-to-video-testing-crash-detection-feature-with-junkyard-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/apple-responds-to-video-testing-crash-detection-feature-with-junkyard-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Responds to Video Testing Crash Detection Feature With Junkyard Vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-io-article-url=\"\/2022\/09\/30\/apple-responds-to-crash-detection-test\/\">\n<p><em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em>&#8216;s Joanna Stern recently traveled to Michigan to test Apple&#8217;s new crash detection feature on the iPhone 14 and Apple Watch Ultra.  In response, Apple provided some additional information about how the feature works.<\/p>\n<div class=\"center-wrap\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Does Apple\u2019s Crash Detection Work? We Totaled Some Cars to Find Out. | WSJ\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0nTQIvfVHrw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Stern recruited Michael Barabe to crash his demolition derby car with a heavy-duty steel frame into two unoccupied vehicles parked in a junkyard \u2014 a 2003 Ford Taurus and a 2008 Dodge Caravan.  The results were mixed, with the iPhone and Apple Watch only detecting some of the crashes, which Apple said was the result of the testing conditions in the junkyard failing to provide enough &#8220;signals&#8221; to trigger the feature every time.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>When I contacted Apple with the results, a company spokesman said that the testing conditions in the junkyard didn&#8217;t provide enough signals to the iPhone to trigger the feature in the stopped cars.  It wasn&#8217;t connected to Bluetooth or CarPlay, which would have indicated the car was in use, and the vehicles might not have traveled enough distance prior to the crash to indicate driving.  Had the iPhone received those extra indicators\u2014and had its GPS shown the cars were on a real road\u2014the likelihood of an alert would have been greater, he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Apple says its crash detection feature relies on &#8220;advanced Apple-designed motion algorithms trained with over a million hours of real-world driving and crash record data.&#8221;  Stern outlined the various hardware sensors and software algorithms that assist with detecting a crash on supported iPhone and Apple Watch models:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u2022 Motion sensors: All the devices have a three-axis gyroscope and high-g force accelerometer, which samples motion more than 3,000 times a second.  It means the devices can detect the exact moment of impact and any change in motion or trajectory of the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Microphones: The mics are used to detect loud sound levels that might indicate a crash.  The microphones are only turned on when driving is detected, and no actual sound is recorded, Apple says.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Barometer: If the air bags deploy when the windows are closed, the barometer can detect a change in air pressure.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 GPS: Readings can be used to detect speeds prior to a crash and any sudden lack of movement, as well as inform the device that it&#8217;s traveling on a road.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 CarPlay and Bluetooth: When connected, these give the algorithms another signal that the phone is on board a car, so it knows to look out for a crash.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Crash detection is enabled by default on the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, Apple Watch Series 8, second-generation Apple Watch SE, and Apple Watch Ultra.  The feature can be found in the Settings app under Emergency SOS \u2192 Call After Severe Crash and is not available on older iPhone and Apple Watch models.<\/p>\n<p>Apple&#8217;s website says that the crash detection feature is designed to detect &#8220;severe&#8221; car crashes, such as &#8220;front-impact, side-impact, and rear-end collisions, and rollovers&#8221; involving &#8220;sedans, minivans, SUVs, pickup trucks, and other passenger cars.&#8221;  Apple warns that the feature &#8220;cannot detect all car crashes,&#8221; so it is not failproof.<\/p>\n<p>When a severe car crash is detected, a supported iPhone or Apple Watch displays an alert and sounds an alarm, according to Apple.  If a user is able, they can call emergency services by swiping the Emergency Call slider on the iPhone or Apple Watch, or dismiss the alert.  If they do not respond to the alert after 10 seconds, the device begins another 10-second countdown.  If they still haven&#8217;t responded, the device calls emergency services.<\/p>\n<p>Apple says if a severe car crash is detected, users will interact with the Apple Watch if they are wearing one.  Otherwise, users interact with the iPhone.<\/p>\n<p>All in all, while Stern said her test was not exactly scientific, it is reassuring that the feature detected some of the crashes.  However, tests involving stationary vehicles in a controlled environment can never truly replicate an on-street collision.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wall Street Journal&#8216;s Joanna Stern recently traveled to Michigan to test Apple&#8217;s new crash detection feature on the iPhone 14 and Apple Watch Ultra. In response, Apple provided some additional information about how the feature works. Stern recruited Michael Barabe to crash his demolition derby car with a heavy-duty steel frame into two unoccupied &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/apple-responds-to-video-testing-crash-detection-feature-with-junkyard-vehicles\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Apple Responds to Video Testing Crash Detection Feature With Junkyard Vehicles<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[4],"tags":[3133,2303,2308],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":84271,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/apple-responds-to-why-junkyard-crash-tests-dont-always-trigger-iphones-crash-detection-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":82971,"position":0},"title":"Apple responds to why junkyard crash tests don&#8217;t always trigger iPhones&#8217; Crash Detection","date":"October 2, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"With the announcement of the iPhone 14 lineup, Apple announced that its new devices are outfitted with sensors and tech that can detect when a user has been in a car crash. 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