With the launch of the iPhone 14 and Apple Watch Series 8, Apple introduced the following feature: accident detectionAutomatically communicates with emergency services when it detects a traffic accident.

Regarding this innovation, a youtuber decided to put its credibility into practice in a controlled situation. However, recently, a user was able to check its operation in a real case.

After surviving a serious car accident a few days ago, the hero of this fact shared a post from his profile on RedditHe literally talks about how he saved his life and appreciates Apple’s new feature.

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When did this user’s traumatic experience begin? his car tire burstcausing it to crash into a telephone pole.

“My head on the steering wheel, the constant honking, the smoke coming towards the car. I felt a small touch of the authorities being called. I was in the middle of nowhere, so if it weren’t for the clock, who knows how long it would have been. I would have been there. Then I realized I had been taken by ambulance. I have a fracture in orbit and 3 ribs. My face is so bloody from my skin and my hands are glass and blood. BUT, I’m alive. Thank you Apple. I’m sure they’d find me eventually, but there’s no doubt the S8 did it faster. Check your tires. Thanks guys. All the best wishes to me. It means something! Troubleshooting!”

In his statement, the user emphasizes how the function made the recovery process by the authorities much faster than it was, without the corresponding notification of the Apple function. In addition to his testimony, this user shared some photos of his car, one of which we have shared below.

This is how the user’s car was recovered thanks to the accident detection function

Although the user in his statement recommends enabling this function on Apple devices, this step is not necessary because this is a feature 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.