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Mobiles / Texting
We hear day after day of people on their mobile phones, following cars weaving giving you the impression that the person is either popped up or texting, the techknowledgey they have today eg/ driverless cars, parking by sensors surely it's possible for the mobile to detect that the person using the phone is driving by his / her movements & to take action, or is this not possible?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Agree. I watched a commercial van turn right at the lights while the driver held a mobile phone conversation. He held the phone to his left ear with his right arm across his face while steering this sharp turn with the other hand. Surely he could get a handsfree set in his van?
I was going to report him but by the time I got to work I'd forgotten the name of the company. Damn.
I was going to report him but by the time I got to work I'd forgotten the name of the company. Damn.
//// surely it's possible for the mobile to detect that the person using the phone is driving by his / her movements & to take action, or is this not possible? ////
Good idea in theory, but what about the car passengers, or people travelling on a bus, train etc .... how does it differentiate between the driver and passenger of the same car??
Good idea in theory, but what about the car passengers, or people travelling on a bus, train etc .... how does it differentiate between the driver and passenger of the same car??
Hi TWR, some modern cars won't let you use the gps etc while moving. Some allow you to access your phone through the car's controls, so I suppose those types could have their availability removed while the vehicle is moving.
I am also very pleased with the word you've created: techknowledgey
It's excellent.
I am also very pleased with the word you've created: techknowledgey
It's excellent.
Plus driving detection is no incentive for handset manufacturers to add and try to flog. It's a non-starter.
And no, I don't see how limb movements, even if they were detectable, could be interpreted with the necessary degree of accuracy. I guess you could get the mobile to ask if the user was driving and cut off if they say "yes" :-)
And no, I don't see how limb movements, even if they were detectable, could be interpreted with the necessary degree of accuracy. I guess you could get the mobile to ask if the user was driving and cut off if they say "yes" :-)