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Automatic Emergency Call (other)
Automatic emergency call refers to a system that automatically contacts emergency services or emergency contacts, in the event of a serious accident (for automobiles) or in the event of an alarm being triggered in a building. Call, text message or notification, sent via cell tower, radio, landline and/or satellite. It is called differently depending on the system: * Automatic Crash Response, an OnStar feature * eCall or "emergency call", mandatory for new cars in the European Union since 2018 * Car Crash Detection, on Google Pixel 3 smartphones and newer * Crash Detection, on Apple Watch and iPhone devices * Emergency Assistance, on Ford cars with Sync ** RESCU (Ford), on older Ford cars * Crash or fall detection on helmets or body armour Additionally, many newer fire alarm control panels are designed with an automatic emergency call feature where the fire department will be notified if the alarm is triggered through any means other than a manual activation for a Fire drill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OnStar
OnStar Corporation is a subsidiary of General Motors that provides subscription-based telecommunication, communications, in-vehicle security, emergency services, turn-by-turn navigation, and remote diagnostics systems throughout the United States, Canada, Chile, China, Mexico, Europe, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. A similar service known as "Vauxhall/Opel OnStar" was available in western Europe and "ChevyStar" in Latin American markets (except in Brazil and Argentina). In September 2011 the president of OnStar stated that the service had more than six million customers. On May 9, 2018, Vauxhall Motors announced that Vauxhall OnStar, alongside Opel OnStar services, would cease to operate after December 31, 2020, following Groupe PSA's purchase of Vauxhall Motors and Opel from GM. A new aftermarket interior rear-view mirror with a built-in OnStar module, branded as OnStar FMV, became publicly available on July 24, 2011. It provides some of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Google Pixel
Google Pixel is a brand of portable Consumer electronics, consumer electronic devices developed by Google that run either ChromeOS or the Pixel version of the Android (operating system), Android operating system. The main line of Pixel products consists of Android-powered smartphones, which have been produced since October 2016 as the replacement for the older Google Nexus, Nexus, and of which the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL and Pixel 9 Pro Fold are the current models. The Pixel brand also includes laptop and tablet computers, as well as several accessories, and was originally introduced in February 2013 with the Chromebook Pixel. Phones Pixel and Pixel XL Google announced the first generation Pixel smartphones, the Pixel and the Pixel XL, on October 4, 2016 during the #MadeByGoogle event. Google emphasized the camera on the two phones, which ranked as the best smartphone camera on DxOMarkMobile with 90points until HTC released the HTC U11, U11, which also sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crash Detection
Crash Detection is an Apple Watch and iPhone feature that automatically places an emergency service call when it detects that the device owner has been in a serious collision. Introduction Apple, Inc. introduced Crash Detection on the Apple_Watch#Eighth_generation_(Series_8,_SE_(2nd_gen)_&_Ultra), Apple Watch Series 8, Ultra, and second-generation SE and the iPhone 14 series at an event on September 7, 2022. This came three years later than Google, who had introduced the Car Crash Detection feature on its Pixel 3 smartphone in 2019. The company credits the watch's enhanced gyroscope and accelerometer for making the feature possible, and it also uses data from the watch's barometer, satellite navigation, and microphone features to detect a crash. The feature was inspired by past success with Apple's Fall Detection and atrial fibrillation (AFib) detection in the Apple Watch, two executives told ''TechCrunch'', noting that Crash Detection uses multiple inputs to avoid falsely trigg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Sync Emergency Assistance
Ford Sync (stylized Ford SYNC) is a factory-installed, integrated in-vehicle communications and entertainment system that allows users to make hands-free telephone calls, control music and perform other functions with the use of voice commands. The system consists of applications and user interfaces developed by Ford and other third-party developers. The first two generations (Ford Sync and MyFord Touch) run on the Windows Embedded Automotive operating system designed by Microsoft, while the third and fourth generations (Sync 3 and Sync 4/4a) run on the QNX operating system from BlackBerry Limited.Ford dumps Microsoft for Blackberry for Sync 3 '''' (12/11/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
