On his YouTube channel, TechRax is known for literally leaving every iPhone to die. Submersion, drop testing from a dam or molten lava, burial, nothing is too daring for this extreme tester. In his latest video, he puts the collision detection functionality of an iPhone 14 Pro to the test. The test protocol is quite simple. A GoPro camera is attached to the rear shelf of an end-of-life sedan, an iPhone 14 Pro is taped to the headrest, and we’re on our way. Nobody’s holding the steering wheel, don’t accelerate remote-controlled.
After several failed attempts to crash into a pile of car wreckage, TechRax gets what it wants. The car slowly crashes into a scrap wall. After a delay of what can be estimated as 10 seconds, iOS 16 displays the message “Looks like you had an accident” (“Have you had an accident?”). Before contacting the emergency services, a ten-second countdown is started for the driver to cancel the call, unless there really was a collision.
iPhone 14: Very reliable crash detection at both low and high speeds
The test team runs a test at a higher speed and gets the same result. I have iPhone 14 Pro and iOS 16 accurately detect the accident and contact the emergency services. Some readers will object that this feature offers nothing new. Worse still, it does double duty as the European Parliament has since April 2018 required the newest cars to be equipped with this safety gear. It doesn’t matter, because when it comes to safety, whether automotive or personal, there are always two precautions. better than one.
While the iPhone 14 offers many new features, many observers agree that they offer nothing revolutionary. Of course, customizing the device’s locked screen is possible, and Dynamic Island is an aesthetic and ergonomic feat that developers are waiting to take full advantage of. Negative feedback from early buyers, wobbly camera, bug that disrupts voice calls via CarPlay indicates that the launch of this new iPhone series is only half success.
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