iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max release a new feature that features: detect a traffic accident and automatically call emergency services. Of course, it is a function that no one would want to check whether it works, like the airbags in the car, but there are those who test it and record it on video.

techrax released a video where you can see his team remotely control a driverless car with a connected iPhone 14 Pro to the headrest of the driver’s seat. In the video, they crash into a series of scrap cars to check if the iPhone 14 functionality is working. And it is.

iPhone 14 can detect traffic accidents

iPhone 14 traffic accident detector works

As you can see in the video, it took them a while to crash the car into the makeshift wall of old cars, but they finally succeeded. And after doing that, It takes about 10 seconds for iPhone 14 Pro to detect car crash and start calling emergency services and sound an alarm.

After the first test, they do a second test to confirm the results. Y iPhone 14 Pro detects traffic accident again without major problems. You can see the full test in the video below:

For accident detection to activate, iPhone 14 has a new motion sensor It features a high dynamic range gyroscope and accelerometer that can measure G-forces, as well as GPS, barometer, microphone, and advanced motion algorithms that work together to accurately detect an accident.

about a feature that is enabled by default In addition to the iPhone 14, it’s also available on all the new devices Apple has introduced recently, including the Apple Watch Ultra, Apple Watch Series 8, and Apple Watch SE.

This is one of those features that can literally save lives. Something We’ve had a similarity with fall detection on the Apple Watch for years, and we’ve heard countless true stories about survivors. Now, it will not take long to find users who benefit from the accident detection function of new Apple devices in conditions as difficult as a traffic accident.