Apple's AirPods 3 feature could adjust audio if hazard detected

Apple could add new technology that makes AirPods safer to use while on the go. The document describes the AirPods using the wearer's location and activity to adjust or pause sound, provide advice or instructions 'A contextual audio system configured to adjust audio playback in response to positional data,' reads the document. 'The contextual audio system employs different types of data to determine a user's location and/or activity and adjust audio output of the wearable audio device portion of the system.' Using both GPS and positional data, the device would be able to determine if the user is at the side of or directly on the road to better guide them to safety 'A contextual audio system configured to adjust audio playback in response to positional data,' reads the document. The contextual audio system may include a wearable audio device and, optionally, a sensing device' If a user is standing on the side of a road wearing the earbuds, the system would pause or lower the volume of the audio play in one ear while the other remains unaffected.