This article reports on a study conducted by AAA that looks at how voice-activated automotive systems - such as those being deployed in many modern vehicles, and smartphone apps designed to be used by drivers, impact attention. It's much worse than you might imagine - it's not just about distraction during the interaction, but about astoundingly long distraction that follows the end of the interaction. Older drivers are the most effected.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/22/science/cars-voice-activated-systems-distract-drivers-study-finds.html You know how drivers use Google's Waze to learn about, report, and plan around road incidents? The irony is that some of those incidents are likely caused by drivers using Waze to learn about, report, and plan around road incidents. I think many of us, when we heard that previous studies reported that hands-free cellphone use was little or no safer than handheld cellphone use thought "let's fix one thing at a time" or "hands-free has got to be better; the data is suspect." But it's becoming quite clear that talking to technology while driving is a disaster, and it's only going to get worse as people upgrade their rides. Can't wait for self-driving cars. Literally can't wait. -- S. Rose Pasadena, California
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