Motorcyclist Saved by Apple Watch

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – JUNE 17: A new Apple Watch is displayed at the Apple Store on June 17, 2015 in San Francisco, California. Apple began selling the Apple Watch in its stores Wednesday with their reserve and pick up service. Previously the product could only be ordered online. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Clearly, the future has arrived. For proof, one needn’t look any further than Singapore, where a motorcyclist’s life was saved by his Apple Watch.

Muhammad Fitri was out and about earlier this week when he was in a hit-and-run collision with a van, police say.

Fitri was thrown from his motorcycle and knocked unconscious, leaving him to bleed out in the remote area. But that’s when his Apple Watch kicked in.

Using its SOS function, the watch detected that Fitri was in trouble and automatically contacted emergency workers, using GPS to guide them to his location.

The watch also alerted Fitri’s girlfriend, who was listed as a trusted contact, police say.

Fitri is now expected to make a full recovery — thanks to his Apple Watch.

After being knocked off his bike and left unconscious (the suspect in a van fleeing the scene), a Singapore motorcyclist is helped by an unlikely ally… his Apple Watch! ???

How the gadget saved him: https://t.co/eb6mq2MDyx #AppleWatch #SOS #SomebodyCall911 pic.twitter.com/b4gj6CNUAW

— Visordown (@visordown) October 15, 2021