iPhone 14 Alerted First Responders to California Highway Crash Tuesday - CNET

Two radical were rescued by a hunt and rescue squad Tuesday aft their car went disconnected the roadworthy and Crash Detection and Emergency SOS via Satellite connected 1 of the passenger's iPhone 14 alerted officials to the crash. 

The Montrose Search and Rescue Team said connected Twitter that the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department received a telephone from Apple's Emergency outer work astir a clang connected Angeles Forest Highway successful Angeles National Forest astir 2 p.m. PT Tuesday. According to Apple, the conveyance went disconnected the broadside of a upland and fell astir 300 feet into a canyon. 

A chopper was capable to get to the scene, and archetypal responders got some passengers retired safely. First responders transported some radical to a adjacent infirmary with mild to mean injuries.

Deputies, Fire Notified of Vehicle Over the Side Via iPhone Emergency Satellite Service

This day astatine astir 1:55 PM, @CVLASD received a telephone from the Apple exigency outer service. The informant and different unfortunate had been progressive successful a azygous conveyance mishap pic.twitter.com/tFWGMU5h3V

— Montrose Search & Rescue Team (Ca.) (@MontroseSAR) December 14, 2022

"We recognize from responders that the user's iPhone 14 detected the crash," an Apple spokesperson said successful an email to CNET. "With nary cellular service, [the iPhone] utilized the outer transportation to study it and link the victims to our relay halfway via substance message, who past called for assistance connected their behalf."

Apple announced astatine its "Far Out" event in September that some Crash Detection and Emergency SOS via Satellite would beryllium portion of the company's iPhone 14 line.

Crash Detection uses sensors to observe impacts and volition automatically link the idiosyncratic wearing it to exigency services. Apple said successful September it spent years studying conveyance crashes successful trial labs and focused connected 4 main types of crashes: front, side, rear-end and rollover crashes.

Emergency SOS via Satellite connects your iPhone 14 to exigency services whether your telephone has work oregon not. You tin besides stock your determination with loved ones via a outer without sending a message.

For more, cheque retired what to cognize astir Crash Detection and how to usage Emergency SOS via Satellite.