Drunk driver busted after iPhone calls cops after crash

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A drunk driver was apprehended by the police after his iPhone automatically called emergency dispatch.

Crash Detection
Crash Detection


On Wednesday, a 46-year-old man from New Zealand crashed his car into a tree at 1:00 am. After detecting the crash, his iPhone 14 automatically called 111, the emergency line in New Zealand.

The driver spoke to the dispatcher, telling them that the police "should not worry about it," according to Stuff.

However, because he sounded intoxicated, dispatchers sent a patrol to the scene. After police attempted to conduct a sobriety test, the man became unruly, pushing police and refusing to cooperate.

Crash Detection is a feature that uses hardware sensors and algorithms to detect if the user has been in a severe car accident. While useful in theory, the feature is prone to sending false reports.

In December, British Columbia search and rescue teams complained that they'd often send helicopters for search and rescue purposes, only to find no one was there.

However, that same month, a man was notified of his wife's nearby car crash in an instant thanks to Crash Detection, allowing him to arrive on the scene and provide help before paramedics arrived.

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Comments

  • Reply 1 of 7
    This is an unintended benefit of crash detection. 
    macseekerjeffharrisJP234watto_cobramacguijony0
  • Reply 2 of 7
    omasouomasou Posts: 557member
     ROTFLMAO :D 
  • Reply 3 of 7
    danoxdanox Posts: 2,757member
    JP234 said:
    Pancake said:
    This is an unintended benefit of crash detection. 
    Too true. But too bad iPhone doesn't have a "drunk detector" that can disable the ignition and THEN call the cops!
    Apple doesn’t make a car yet, that’s on the carmakers of the world, let a company like Tesla come up with a solution.
    edited February 2023 watto_cobrajony0
  • Reply 4 of 7
    JP234 said:
    Pancake said:
    This is an unintended benefit of crash detection. 
    Too true. But too bad iPhone doesn't have a "drunk detector" that can disable the ignition and THEN call the cops!

    Disabling the ignition/vehicle would eliminate the need to call the police.
    JP234mikethemartianwatto_cobra
  • Reply 5 of 7
    JP234 said:
    Too true. But too bad iPhone doesn't have a "drunk detector" that can disable the ignition and THEN call the cops!
    Do you want a software bug to disable your car when you're not drunk?  Because if such a feature is added, you can guarantee that it won't always work as intended.
    FileMakerFellerwatto_cobrabeowulfschmidtHallel
  • Reply 6 of 7
    shamino said:
    JP234 said:
    Too true. But too bad iPhone doesn't have a "drunk detector" that can disable the ignition and THEN call the cops!
    Do you want a software bug to disable your car when you're not drunk?  Because if such a feature is added, you can guarantee that it won't always work as intended.
    But if you are hammered, you might later appreciate your phone not sending those awful text messages or letting you call your ex.

    Not really a technology decision, is it?
    watto_cobra
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