According to the statistics available, in 25% of the accidents, at least one of the drivers concerned had the eyes riveted on his smartphone or had just put it. In order to reduce this proportion, the American Road Transport Authority (NHTSA) behind the study encourages manufacturers to introduce a "car mode".
Limit available options while the vehicle is in motion
Integrating a motion sensor would allow smartphones to detect whether a vehicle is rolling or not. If this is the case, they will automatically connect to the car's computer or car audio system, even if Android Auto and Apple CarPlay are not installed. Thus, the driver would only have access to limited functionality.
It could continue to check its route on the navigation applications. On the other hand, it would not be possible to reply to an SMS, unless the voice option is activated. According to the experts, writing a text behind the wheel deconcentrates the driver and multiplies the risk of accidents by 23. Additionally, viewing a movie or reading web pages would also be impossible.
Currently, some applications like Waze ask if the one using the smartphone drives or is only a passenger. In order to avoid the temptations, the NHTSA advises to reduce to the minimum the possibilities as long as the car rolls. Now the ball is in the builders' camp.
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