In its latest models of connected watches or smartphones, the Cupertino company has integrated accident or fall detection. In its IOs 16, if the person does not cancel the call within 20 seconds, the device calls emergency services. This is what our colleague 01net mentioned.
Warning: false alarms
However, the innovative system is producing more and more false alarms. Whether in amusement parks or on the ski slopes in the United States, the built-in detectors that make it possible to define accident prediction parameters become confusing. Emergency services then collect automated, unnecessary calls. This is how many ambulances arrived at the amusement park for free…
No emergency is condoned, and this type of true false alarm mobilizes rescue teams, who may not be able to respond to real and overt others. High-speed skaters who brake suddenly or thrill-seekers do not realize that their favorite tool is alerting the rescue center.
Planned update for the first quarter of 2023
Apple, realizing the serious problem this could pose, is planning an update in the first quarter of 2023. In the published 16.2 version, this should have improved, but that clearly wasn’t the case.
