Posted Feb 21, 2012, by John Day
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued guidelines on distracted driving earlier this month, essentially suggesting that automakers not do what, to my knowledge, they are already not doing, at least in the U.S., such as “displaying images or video not related to driving; displaying automatically scrolling text; requiring manual text entry of more than six button or key presses … Read More
Tags:
Distracted Driving,
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
Posted Aug 26, 2010, by John Day
As well intentioned as it might be, “Hang up and drive” is not, by itself, a solution to the problem of distracted driving, and it remains to be seen whether or not legislation will have a significant impact. It looks like smart phones are here to stay, and while they are by no means the only source of driver distraction, managing their use inside moving vehicles can reduce the likelihood of crashes.
Delphi … Read More
Tags:
Distracted Driving,
Human-Machine Interface (HMI),
Delphi,
smart phone app,
Linux
Posted Jan 7, 2010, by John Day
Readers of the New York Times were shocked – shocked – by a January 7 article headlined “Despite Risks, Internet Creeps Onto Car Dashboards.” Most of the nearly 500 Times readers who posted comments on the paper’s Web site voiced outrage that the automotive industry, in its greed and stupidity (paraphrasing here), would have the audacity to offer such disastrous wares when so much attention is already … Read More
Tags:
Distracted Driving,
Ford,
Audi,
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood,
Infotainment,
New York Times
Jim Martens
J VanDomelen
Nazita Saye
Michael Ford
Robin Bornoff
Dennis Brophy
Mike Jensen
Colin Walls
Tom Fitzpatrick
Max Clark
Patrick Carrier
Mark Laing
Travis Mikjaniec
Christopher Hallinan
Bernard Sutton