Kashmir HillFeb 3, 2023
Apple’s new algorithm to detect whether someone has been in a car accident is wreaking havoc for 911 call centers this ski season. Yet another example of a good idea from a technology company in theory that has problems in practice. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/health/apple-watch-911-emergency-call.html
Why Apple Watches Keep Calling 911

Dispatchers for 911 are being inundated with false, automated distress calls from Apple devices owned by skiers who are very much alive.

Show threadÞór Sigurðsson

@kashhill This is not the first time and absolutely not the last time Apple releases something still in Alpha into the wild. Their track record is only superseded by their ability to obfuscate reality.

#crAppleMaps #crAppleFail

Feb 5, 2023 at 7:44pmWeb