Comment by hdgvhicv
10 hours ago
I have non concerns about having a built in button to phone emergency services. I don’t even mind if it auto rings in a crash. I’m even happy to provide position to the emergency service in the event of dialing them.
Manufacturers use this capacity as an excuse to push more adtech penny and dime data abuse, knowing half the world will blame the government.
Your cell phone could easily call for help in a crash without the car being involved at all.
Not if I'm unconscious?
From a cellphone’s perspective a crash = extreme acceleration with different vectors vs a dropped phone, they can also listen for broken glass etc. So even with GPS off that’s detectable.
iPhone 14+ and Android 12+ https://en.androidsis.com/How-to-activate-automatic-accident...
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Other drivers will phone it in. This isn't a concern for me at all, but I suppose it could be if you lived in a low population area.
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iPhones actually can. I'm guessing some Androids have an equivalent.
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