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Auto Safety Experts Concerned About CarPlay and Distracted Driving

FOR A COUNTRY THAT NEEDS ALARMS ON ALMOST ALL OPERATIONS OF A CAR HOW THE HELL IS AMERICANS GOING TO GET ON WITH CARPLAY.

No where else in the world do we need alarms to remind us the car door is open, the park brake is on, put on your seat belt, lights are left on and the list goes on.

Don't get me started on most Asian drivers.

This is crazy:eek: Carplay should be banned unless you are stopped with the engine off. Think about it more before some of you or someone close gets killed because you were not seen by someone using Carpaly.

Another reason governments want you to slow down and it is being tested now by using GPS to control the maximum speed your car will be able to travel at. Ford has been testing this in Australia for the past 5 years. Don't buy a car with GPS.
 
I think what these so called "safety experts" don't see, (or choose not to see, (or rather express)) is that in the big picture IT DOES promote safety.

Oh it definitely does.

The reason why is because its pushing people away from the alternative which is handling the actual phone and the dynamic of interacting with something, probably on your lap, in a place thats very far away from you being able to keep your eyes on the road.

Anything that discourages that phenomenon is a better phenomenon to take its place.

The whole point is that despite police enforcement on a passive level, people will always need to make a call or text whilst in the middle of driving to places and if it comes right down to it they will not choose to pull over or something highly unlikely like that.

They will just fumble around and text. Maybe even while drunk. It happens every night in every city.

So if in this principle CarPlay replaces that relatively more dangerous transgression with one that pushes towards a mainstream embrace of putting the phone down and using just your car kit then that is one that is positive in the big picture.

Think about how much more postured you are ready to multitask in a safe way versus what its been like up until now. If its gonna happen it should happen in the more safer way.

I think if you wear your seatbelt and use voice controls you are pretty safe and capable.

It also depends on the level of traffic in your particular city.
 
Consultant said:
It seems that you never used an iOS device before. iPhone has ambient light censor and auto screen brightness since 2007.
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Every morning I wake up and have to turn off my alarms on a blinding white screen. It's still bright when it's a white screen in a dark environment. I use triple-click home set to invert colors to deal with it, but not usually awake enough to in the mornings.

In any case, I was joking, as the previews have all shown it to be a dark theme.
 
It seems like US Politicians LOVE to re-write new laws and legislation any time the spectre of the Apple Leviathan enters in a new industry.

Here's a good one. Let's hope Apple enters the American HOME LOAN (mortgage) industry. It sure as hell is screwed up, totally messed up, needs to be turned upside down. The minute Apple enters the US Mortgage industry, the current laws and regulations will be totally re-written from scratch, the politicians and regulators will make sure of it. Whatever happens, it can't be worse than it is now.

And after that, let's have Apple enter the Banking industry, the porn industry, and…. whoa wait…. nothing's broken about the US porn industry, maybe Apple should leave it alone.
 
Altis said:
Every morning I wake up and have to turn off my alarms on a blinding white screen. It's still bright when it's a white screen in a dark environment. I use triple-click home set to invert colors to deal with it, but not usually awake enough to in the mornings.

In any case, I was joking, as the previews have all shown it to be a dark theme.
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What wallpaper are you using? Put on a dark wallpaper for your lock screen and then nothing should blind you. :)
 
Media whore Apple leeches strike again!

"Interactive" car interfaces are nothing new. Why are such caring and concerned safety experts just now speaking up? Could it be because Microsoft Sync or BMW iDrive just doesn't get them the media face time they covet. I mean the message seems to be its only a tragedy if a car occupant dies because of an Apple product.
 
acey said:
Well, what about the alternative? People looking down and using their phones while they drive. People don't want to be off the grid just because they are in the car. A easy to use and intuitive system is the way to go, not sticking your head in the sand and act as if there is no need for a service like this.
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When you are in a car, you are a pilot of dangerous vehicle, if you don't want to be offline from your phone while driving, then you should not drive...
 
William Gates said:
...Google lobbies to allow drivers to wear google glass while driving, and hardly anything gets said.

Apple takes tech that exists in vehicles already and makes it easier/simpler and all of a sudden the safety boards are speaking out against it.

Makes sense.
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Totally with you, William. I was just about to post about how no one has said anything up until now. I drive a 2013 Golf R with iOS connections and I definitely think the user interface/experience could be much better. It's also a hands-free system when it comes to phone calls. Yet, I haven't seen anyone from Auto Safety Experts warn about the system.

-Y.
 
Distracted driving? How about driving in Philadelphia? Can you tell the ****ing idiots to stop standing around in the middle of the road? The only place where there aren't people standing in the road is the damn crosswalk.

And they are worried about me picking a song on my radio.

Shut up and die, safety idiots.
 
apolloa said:
Well, it remains to be seen if Apple's implementation is better, you would need to try all cars to compare it I guess, maybe someone will do that?
I still don't buy this whole because it's Apple argument though.
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It's true whether or not you choose to buy the argument. It's commonly observed that Apple receives more news (both positive and negative) compared to its competitors and it's disproportionately targeted on human rights, safety and environmental issues (because of that increased attention). There's an entire body of data backing those points.

As for beating existing in-car software, that's easy. For someone wanting to connect their iPhone to their car, a first party solution like CarPlay will naturally better than ones where Apple hardly supported the manufacturers on.
 
navier said:
Roads will be very dangerous in the near future :(
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Actually NO! Roads will be much safe then they are today! In the near future (I will say a decade or 2) cars will be be automated/self driven! Judging on the many prototypes available today, chances of an accident happening on road are close to zero. Providing that humans keep their hands away from the staring wheal ;) Humans do countless of mistakes.

Besides, roads are dangerous enough as they are today.

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octothorpe8 said:
Come on. Are you really saying that turning a temperature knob takes up anywhere near as much attention as going into a multitouch UI to repond to a call or fiddle with a map? .
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It really deepens how well it works. If something doesn't work well (which is often the case) lot of your attention will be concentrated there. I have seen people messing with a cigarette lighter while driving, because it didn't work properly in the way that their eyes were more concentrated on the cigarette lighter then on the road. But of course that does not concern auto safety experts.
 
Sandstorm said:
So maybe they want to make talking to your passengers illegal also? :mad:
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Passengers react to your body language and tricky road situations so as not to distract you at certain times, something a phone caller cannot do.

Also, as the quality of a phone call is so poor, you need greater concentration to work out what they're saying, thus distracting you from driving even more.

I'm a supporter of not using phones at all whilst driving. And I blame people on the other end just as much. If you know the person is driving, you should hang up.
 
apolloa said:
Bull! Sony had to implement volume limiters, are they special too? Get off this daft trip that this is all 'because it's apple' crap. It is valid arguments to save lives and injuries, but hey I'm sure you'll never be involved in an accident because you were hit by someone looking at their touchscreen eh?

These board of experts scrutinies all devices, NOT just Apple!
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Show me where in the last year there is public scrutiny of other tech companies on safety that made it on the first 3-5 pages of a publication?
 
ashwin4 said:
Why don't we find a way to stop texting while driving first. I see that way on the road than adjusting on-screen technology in the car. Just my thought
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Can't you just text using Siri? That's what I do in my Chevy Trax. The controls are on the steering wheel with one simple click I say, "voice", wait till it's ready then give the command to Siri to send a text. It's not as seamless as I would like it to be, but works in a pinch. It's the beginning so I can't wait till it improves to a point where we're not discussing safety anymore.
 
KiwiAdventure said:
FOR A COUNTRY THAT NEEDS ALARMS ON ALMOST ALL OPERATIONS OF A CAR HOW THE HELL IS AMERICANS GOING TO GET ON WITH CARPLAY.

No where else in the world do we need alarms to remind us the car door is open, the park brake is on, put on your seat belt, lights are left on and the list goes on.

Don't get me started on most Asian drivers.

This is crazy:eek: Carplay should be banned unless you are stopped with the engine off. Think about it more before some of you or someone close gets killed because you were not seen by someone using Carpaly.

Another reason governments want you to slow down and it is being tested now by using GPS to control the maximum speed your car will be able to travel at. Ford has been testing this in Australia for the past 5 years. Don't buy a car with GPS.
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How insightful... People are and will be using cellphones in their cars whether you like it or not. This is just to give you the ability to devote less attention to what happens on the phone screen. You are also being very ignorant and racist, since systems warning about all those little things you might forget when driving or preparing to drive have been present for a very long time, not only on the US market and have nothing to do with ethnicity or nationality.
 
Lapidus said:
True. But it's still better than the solutions we have now so it's only improvement, dear safety experts?
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The "solution" is to not be distracted by trying to concentrate on and operate mobile devices while maneuvering two tonnes of steel at highway speeds. It doesn't matter how CarPlay works, it is a distraction, just like all other car "infotainment" systems. But then your put-down of safety experts proves you don't really understand the issue.
 
I find it that even talking to someone sitting next to me while driving is slightly distracting at times. Now with Siri, you have to make sure you don't make awkward pauses in the middle of a sentence because it will prematurely end the conversation.

When I'm driving I tend to talk in chunks, like "Yeah I think that -" *turns left* "- that was a good film". I don't see Siri working well with that so it will add an extra level of attention: try to say everything in one chunk.

But then it's still better than those insisting on holding the phone in their hand or texting while driving.
 
Arcady said:
Distracted driving? How about driving in Philadelphia? Can you tell the ****ing idiots to stop standing around in the middle of the road? The only place where there aren't people standing in the road is the damn crosswalk.

And they are worried about me picking a song on my radio.

Shut up and die, safety idiots.
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And here's the problem folks - all hail the mighty car driver, for he shall rise above all in his toy p3n1s extension...
 
Chupa Chupa said:
Why are such caring and concerned safety experts just now speaking up?
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They've spoken up countless times before. Most media don't report on it though, and most media aren't reporting this either for the same reason.

In fact, its pretty much only CNN Money and Macrumors thats put any effort in reporting it.
 
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apolloa said:
You mean on the Mac Rumours site and CNN sites? Because those are the only ones carrying this story. Hardly a media storm is it?
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I have not seen this reported anywhere but the original source and here. Obviously MR is hard up for "news" right now.
 
still lightyears better

This is still lightyears better than the people who still drive around looking AT their smartphones...something they do NOW despite the laws.
 
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