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Subject: Re: accident reporting app not so useful when skiing.
Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2024 01:57:24 +0200
Organization: Camembert Normand au Lait Cru
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Am 03.07.24 um 01:16 schrieb micky:
> Yes, t his is about an iphone but it's interesting and it's against my
> religion to read the iphone group.  If this doesn't apply to Android, it
> will soon. 
> 
> A year ago:  I believe they are figuring out how to connect a cell phone
> to satellite, so that even out of range, one can call for help.
>  Reply:
> That's already used in iPhone 14. Some towns that ski resorts are in or
> near were having a heckuva time with all the auto-emergency calls
> generated every time a skier with the latest iPhone took a fall but was
> fine. The software was designed to activate an emergency alert to local
> authorities when the user's car sustains impact, jarring the body. The
> small towns didn't have the manpower to deal with hundreds of emergency
> calls that had to be responded to in person. They were begging people to
> turn the app off while they were skiing. (Apple has since been refining
> it.) There was also a couple whose car went off the road into a deep
> canyon. They survived only because their iPhone automatically alerted
> the closest hospital.

Are you bored?
BTW: What is your question?

-- 
"Manus manum lavat."