Uber now offers assistance from a live safety agent via call or text in the US
The company is also rolling out its text-to-911 feature more broadly.
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Major Rogers outage causes internet and mobile network issues across Canada
911 services and payment network Interac have also been affected.
AT&T will use phone location data to route 911 calls to the right responders
It uses GPS and hybrid information to locate devices within 50 meters.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
Porsche says 80 percent of its cars will be electric by 2030
It has pledged to build out its own range of charging stations.
Skype can now make 911 calls in the United States
It can also share your location with emergency services.
AT&T and Verizon settle FCC 911 outage investigations
Along with CenturyLink and Intrado, they'll pay a combined settlement of over $6 million.Microsoft fixed a Teams bug that prevented 911 calls on Android
Google has its own solution in the pipeline.
T-Mobile will pay $19.5 million settlement for 12-hour 911 outage (updated)
The June 2020 failure caused problems for over 23,000 calls.
Apple is reportedly working on a way for iPhones to detect car crashes and auto-dial 911
A similar feature could come to the Apple Watch, too.
OnStar emergency services will be available through Alexa starting in October
GM will roll out the OnStar Guardian skill to all members in 2022.
AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile will start providing z-axis data for 911 calls
They have seven days to start providing the data, and a year to work on full deployment and testing.
Porsche will offer Android Auto in new cars beginning with 2022 models
You previously had to upgrade a classic car to add Google's platform.
Mercedes recalls nearly 1.3 million cars over emergency call tech
Vehicles could send rescuers to the wrong location.
SiriusXM uses RapidSOS to send 911 detailed crash data
Passengers and first responders won’t have to only rely on voice calls for information.
Porsche's track app uses CarPlay to show lap data while you drive
Your Apple Watch can even tell when a drive
Uber rolls out text-to-911 feature across the US
It will send key trip details to emergency dispatchers via SMS.
Banjo AI surveillance is already monitoring traffic cams across Utah
What could possibly go wrong?
Amazon’s Ring wants to collect information from 911 calls
Ring continues cozying up to law enforcement.
Google Pixel phones can use text-to-speech to talk to 911 for you
The feature will roll out in the US 'over the coming months.'
FCC chair: 911 call operators should be able to track VoIP calls
Ajit Pai also wants to make it easier to dial 911 from multiline phone systems.
