iPhone 14's Emergency SOS via Satellite Feature to Expand to France, Germany, Ireland, and the UK Next Month
"Man Stranded in Alaska Rescued After Using iPhone's Emergency SOS Satellite Feature... According to Alaska State Trooperson Dec. 1, at 2:00 am (AST), rescue services were notified that an adult male traveling via snowmachine from the remote town of Noorvik to Kotzebue had activated an Emergency SOS via satellite on his iPhone after becoming stranded. The area did not have Wi-Fi or cellular coverage. The Apple Emergency Response Center provided Troopers and the Northwest Arctic Borough Search and Rescue Coordinator with the GPS coordinates of the stranded man, and four volunteer searchers located and transported him to Kotzebue. No injuries were reported, according to Troopers... In a public statement, Troopers who saved the man said they 'were thoroughly impressed with the accuracy and completeness of information included in the initial alert.'..." https://www.pcmag.com/news/man-stra...d-after-using-iphones-emergency-sos-satellite
