Apple to Push Fix for Locating 911 Callers

Apple’s move is a sign that smartphone makers are willing to step into America’s emergency response infrastructure, an area ripe for upgrades

Sarah Krouse

June 18, 2018 5:30 a.m. ET

Apple Inc. is partnering with a startup to tackle a problem that has long vexed 911 operators: locating cellphone callers.

Most 911 calls are made using mobile phones, but those callers’ locations are harder to pinpoint than those of calls made using traditional landlines—a problem that can delay first responders.

RapidSOS, an upstart backed...