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05-04-2016, 08:30 AM
Semi-auto**mous tech could lead to more in-car ***, expert worries
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Forget texting. *** could be the next greatest safety hazard facing our roadways.
As semi-auto**mous systems like Tesla's Autopilot (http://mashable.com/2015/10/14/tesla-software-7-0/) or Honda Sensing become more prevalent and lull drivers into a false sense of security, a new form of distracted driving might endanger people on the roads: in-car ***.
SEE ALSO: Really, you don't want a steering wheel in your self-driving car (http://mashable.com/2016/05/03/driverless-car-**-steering-wheel/)
"I am predicting that, once computers are doing the driving, there will be a lot more *** in cars," Barrie Kirk of the Canadian Automated Vehicles Centre of Excellence told the CBC (http://www.cbc.ca/news/tech**logy/***-distracted-driving-1.3562029).
You might imagine, this is perhaps the most distracting thing you can do in a car. Accordingly, it could be devastatingly dangerous. Google estimates it takes*17 seconds to respond to an semi-auto**mous car's prompts to retake control of the vehicle. I can only imagine, if in the midst of coitus, it's a bit longer than that. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/04/in-car-***-distracted-driving/)
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Forget texting. *** could be the next greatest safety hazard facing our roadways.
As semi-auto**mous systems like Tesla's Autopilot (http://mashable.com/2015/10/14/tesla-software-7-0/) or Honda Sensing become more prevalent and lull drivers into a false sense of security, a new form of distracted driving might endanger people on the roads: in-car ***.
SEE ALSO: Really, you don't want a steering wheel in your self-driving car (http://mashable.com/2016/05/03/driverless-car-**-steering-wheel/)
"I am predicting that, once computers are doing the driving, there will be a lot more *** in cars," Barrie Kirk of the Canadian Automated Vehicles Centre of Excellence told the CBC (http://www.cbc.ca/news/tech**logy/***-distracted-driving-1.3562029).
You might imagine, this is perhaps the most distracting thing you can do in a car. Accordingly, it could be devastatingly dangerous. Google estimates it takes*17 seconds to respond to an semi-auto**mous car's prompts to retake control of the vehicle. I can only imagine, if in the midst of coitus, it's a bit longer than that. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/04/in-car-***-distracted-driving/)
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