Apple recently announced that its new Apple Watches can detect when someone has been involved in a car accident, making the watch a new tool in Apple’s life-saving arsenal.
Apple Watch Helps Save Eagan Hit-and-run Victim
The new car crash detection feature is available on all of Apple’s latest smartwatches, as well as the newest iPhones. But by adding the feature to the already capable Apple Watch, Apple has given it yet another way to save the life of the person wearing it and anyone else who happens to be in the vehicle at the same time.
“This is the kind of innovation that will save lives,” Joshua Schwadron, founder of personal injury firm Mighty, said on Twitter, adding that Apple is using a million hours of driving and car crash data to determine when a serious accident has occurred.
Apple announced the new crash detection feature during an event on September 7, where a range of new hardware was unveiled. The iPhone 14 lineup was the main attraction, but Apple also announced a refreshed Apple Watch SE, Apple Watch Series 8 and the all-new Apple Watch Ultra.
