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A friend and I are wagering on which would trigger first: Apple's Crash Detect, or Ford SYNC's 911 Assist feature. SYNC 911 Assist triggers the millisecond that
by kotaKat 4y ago
A friend and I are wagering on which would trigger first: Apple's Crash Detect, or Ford SYNC's 911 Assist feature. SYNC 911 Assist triggers the millisecond that the RCM (restraint control module) signals the airbag deployment and is "about 10 seconds". We THINK that the car might beat iOS itself to command a 911 call, but we're not sure.
- MBCook 4y agoFrom the test videos iOS waits 10s or so for some reason, and then starts a 10s countdown. So it sounds like Ford would win.
- oppositelock 4y agoThese things are quite sensitive and their heuristics are sometimes wrong. I've been driving at the track for quite a few years, and now and then, you see a car deploy airbags for no good reason when cornering really hard or hitting a berm or cresting a hill. OnStar calling 911 is pretty common, because it decides to do that based on driving style, and on the track, it's pretty near the limit.
- justsomehnguy 4y agoI don't know how many seconds passed (of course it felt like a half of eternity), but by the time I re-learned how to breathe the car was already calling the emergency services.