2022/10/12

“Hackaday” Writer Lewin Day Explains How Apple Sensors Detect Crashes in Aftermath of Rash of False-Positives

● 12/10/2022
“The microphones can be used to detect loud noises such as shattering glass if the phone is aware it’s in a driving situation. The on-board barometer can even detect a pressure spike of airbags going off.”
– Hackaday Staff Writer Lewin Day, explaining how new Apple devices’ built-in crash detection capabilities go beyond GPS monitoring, after reports that rollercoasters (and other benign events) are triggering false-positives—alerting authorities and loved ones
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