  In Minkowski space, an accelerated reference frame may be defined as one that
is related to an inertial frame by a sequence of instantaneous Lorentz
transformations. Such an accelerated observer sees a causal horizon, and the
quantum vacuum of the inertial observer appears thermal to the accelerated
observer, also known as the Unruh effect. We argue that an accelerating frame
may be similarly defined (i.e. as a sequence of instantaneous Lorentz
transformations) in noncommutative Moyal spacetime, and discuss the twisted
quantum field theory appropriate for such an accelerated observer. Our analysis
shows that there are several new features in the case of noncommutative
spacetime: chiral massless fields in $(1+1)$ dimensions have a qualitatively
different behavior compared to massive fields. In addition, the vacuum of the
inertial observer is no longer an equilibrium thermal state of the accelerating
observer, and the Bose-Einstein distribution acquires $\theta$-dependent
corrections.
