The new iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, as well as the new Apple Watch Ultra, Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch SE, have a new function that can detect traffic accidents thanks to their new sensors. This innovation has been shown to work and can be very useful, but it seems also activated when you get on a roller coaster.

Although Apple uses some new sensors, an advanced algorithm, and it worked for over a million hours data collection, false positives are still possible. And it turned out that a series of faulty emergency calls were made on roller coasters, fooling Apple’s crash detection.

One of the star functions of new Apple devices is accidentally activated on roller coasters.

Roller coasters trigger crash detection on iPhone and Apple Watch

this roller coasters have a number of features that are very similar to a car accident., so they can fool Apple’s algorithm. This algorithm takes into account high noise measurements as well as G-forces, pressure changes, GPS or speed changes.

The problem is so important several amusement parks started to inform users Before entering these attractions. And they demand that we deactivate it before boarding or put the devices directly into airplane mode so they don’t call an emergency.

Some amusement parks display such messages to avoid automated emergency calls.

One of the first people to notice this was Joanna Stern. WSJ:

Since the iPhone 14 went on sale, the 911 dispatch center near Kings Island amusement park has received at least six calls saying, “The owner of this iPhone was in a serious car accident…”. roller coaster.

Since the iPhone 14 went on sale, the 911 dispatch center near Kings Island amusement park has received at least six calls:

“The owner of this iPhone was in a serious car accident…”

Apart from that, the owner was on a roller coaster.

🆕 by me: https://t.co/hp1fHZBIf6 pic.twitter.com/i0lZPoWzGz

— Joanna Stern (@JoannaStern) 9 October 2022

Let’s see if Apple can Set crash detection via iOS update so that such calls that really contradict its actual function do not occur. Although it may not be easy.