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iPhone crash detection causing phones and watches to call 911 when owners are on roller coasters

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-owner-of-this-iphone-was-in-a-severe-car-crashor-just-on-a-roller-coaster-11665314944
The iPhone 14 and the newest generation of Apple Watch have a feature that calls 911 for you if it detects you have been in a car accident.
The newer devices use something called a “high G-force accelerometer” that detects front, side, rear-end collisions, and rollovers.  It triggers a call to 911 and your emergency contacts that you have been in an accident.  You only have 20 seconds to disable the call when it is activated.

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