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bleucheeez t1_j6n2z93 wrote

Reply to comment by PivotalPosture in iPhone crash detection feature makes 100 false calls by speckz

Partly true. But the criticism so far is fair and all factual.

Apple seemingly didn't collect sufficient test data for these very common scenarios. The rollout was premature. And as typical for Apple, they didn't ask for anyone else's buy-in before including the feature. This news article indicates multiple counties with 15-20 false calls a day due to iPhone crash detection, and zero actual emergencies. Getting a call from emergency services while I'm bombing a run or slaying pow will definitely kill my fun. Missing that call costs precious emergency resources for the local responders.

There should be geographic blackout areas. Or allow local emergency services to ask Apple to disable crash detection in an area. Or send push notification asking the user whether they would like to disable.

I had an iPhone SE (2nd gen) for a while. Even on that thing, several times when the phone would lag or freeze, I ended up calling emergency services. They made a poor design choice on their GUI for that too.

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rakehellion t1_j6nba37 wrote

No, there should not be geographic blackout areas for emergency services. 🤦‍♂️

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bleucheeez t1_j6p8t74 wrote

I can't foresee how the pros outweigh the cons for auto-dial high speed crash detection devices inside of a known theme park or in a ski resort inbounds. Please enlighten me.

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rakehellion t1_j6pgwc8 wrote

Pros: Save someone's life.

Cons: Someone says "It was an accident" and hangs up.

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