Tag: driver distraction
CEA Launches Distracted Driving Standards Group
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced today that it is forming the Driver Device Interface Working Group to...
In-Car Verbal Email, Facebook Slammed
Voice activated or verbal email in the car is still a huge distraction to drivers, even when they...
Car Devices Get Federal Safety Rules
The U.S. government issued rules Tuesday to guide the design of navigation and other devices in new...
Update on Facebook in Car Audio
An amazing 50 percent of smartphones connect to Facebook every hour of the day. So you can see...
Fed May Target Voice Controlled Car Radios
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, said at a press conference yesterday that the Feds will “examine voice commands for...
CEA Responds to NTSB on Safe Driving
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) told a Federal safety board that it disagrees with the board's recommendation that...
Toyota Shows Mood Sensing Car Electronics
Toyota has developed a prototype of a mood sensing system for the car that uses sensors to determine...
Fed Proposes Limits on Car Navigation
The Fed proposed Thursday that auto makers produce connected car radios that require the car is in park...
Fed Loosening up on Driver Distraction:WSJ
The Fed is changing its tune on calling for a full ban on cellphone use in the car,...
Scosche Ships CellCONTROL
Scosche is now shipping cellCONTROL, which stops teen drivers from texting while driving. The $129 cellCONTROL dongle plugs...
CES: Delphi Links Anti-Distraction to Car Radio
Delphi showed off a new car radio system at CES that is intricately linked to anti-driver distraction features....
Mobileye 5 Series Delivers Real Time Driving Alerts to Smartphone
While you are driving, if you drift from your lane or approach a car ahead too fast. your...
MERA to Launch Awareness Campaign
MERA (Mobile Electronics Retailers Association) will launch an awareness campaign early next year to promote its “Pocket or...
200,000 Crashes a Year Caused by Texting
If you want a few statistics to help show customers the safety behind Bluetooth hands free calling AND...
In-Car Device Safety Investigated by Feds
In-car devices of many types are being investigated by the National Highway Transportation Secretary Administration (NHTSA) to see...
Car Aftermarket Future is in Safety
Its not sexy but blind spot detection and similar products are actually coveted by consumers and this is...
Dying to Text
A new report shows that texting or talking on cellphones killed an estimated 16,000 people between 2001 and...