New research reveals that voice-activated in-car technologies are dangerously distracting to drivers.
2013 brings in multiple new laws affecting drivers in the state of California. One law allows drivers to use voice-activated technology while driving, which is already being challenged by the National Safety Council.
AT&T announced that its Enhanced Push-to-Talk service is available for businesses and organizations of all sizes.
According to the company, registered owners of the 2013-MY Ram 1500 (and the 2013 SRT Viper) will be the first customers able to test the system.
The company said the Coca Cola driver, Araceli Venessa Cabral, was driving a car, not a truck, and worked in a sales role, rather than as a delivery driver, as originally reported by law firm Thomas J. Henry Injury Attorneys. The driver was also using a hands-free device, Coca Cola said, which is consistent with, and exceeds, Texas state law requirements.
Once installed in either a commercial fleet or residential vehicle, the device will disable the vehicle from starting until the driver’s phone is secure in a locker component.
WASHINGTON – NHTSA and the DOT proposed new guidelines designed to encourage automakers to limit the risk of driver distraction when using communications, navigation, and entertainment technologies built into vehicles.
DEARBORN, MI - Starting with the Fusion and Flex, Ford said it projects 9 million more SYNC-powered vehicles over the next three years.
WASHINGTON – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a recommendation to the 50 states, and D.C., to ban driver use of all portable electronic devices in a vehicle, including hands-free devices.
RENTON, WA - Each year more states and provinces enact restrictions on the use of hand-held cell phones while driving. That's why more truck drivers are looking at hands-free options to answer calls on their cell phones while out on the road.
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