Standing in a boat unmistakably triggers my motion sickness, as does moving up and down in a plane.

With excessive motion, the brain receives contradictory information from its motion sensors, throwing you off.

I did this by swiping down from the top-right of the screen.

A person with an iPhone in the car demonstrating the Vehicle Motion Cues functionality.

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I was confused the first time I used Vehicle Motion Cues.

I expected to only see the dots alongside the left and right edges as the car accelerated and decelerated.

I was surprised to find them shifting horizontally as the car made turns.

A white Tesla with its passenger door open and a passenger sitting with their legs outside and vomiting into a white plastic bag.

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So, How Did It Go?

Im happy to report that Ive felt a marked difference during my extended time with Vehicle Motion Cues.

I hadn’t fully grasped how car-sick my iPhone made me until I tried this feature.

A Tesla passenger enabling Vehicle Motion Cues in their iPhone’s Control Center.

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Don’t get me wrong.

But I can attest to it alleviating motion sickness when using my iPhone in a moving vehicle.

Before, I would stare at a fixed point when traveling.

A person in a Tesla passenger seat high-fiving at the camera, shot from the rear seat.

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What works for me may not meet your needs.

Id rather it just worked though I’m chalking this up to its beta state.

Surely Siri can figure out when I should put my unit down just before Im about to get car-sick?

This is just the beginning.

Rough edges aside, I couldnt be happier that Vehicle Motion Cues exists.

Its long overdue, but as the saying goes, its better late than never!

Having Vehicle Motion Cues baked deep into the bowels of the operating system is a huge plus.