The National Transportation Safety Board formally recommended to CTIA and...
The National Transportation Safety Board formally recommended to CTIA and CEA that they “develop technology features that disable the functions of portable electronic devices within reach of the driver when a vehicle is in motion.” The recommendation grew out of…
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the NTSB’s investigation of a multiple vehicle accident in Gray Summit, Mo., in 2010, where the agency determined that the driver who caused the accident was texting and driving at the same time. “These technology features should include the ability to permit emergency use of the device while the vehicle is in motion and have the capability of identifying occupant seating position so as not to interfere with use of the device by passengers,” NTSB said (http://xrl.us/bmri82). “We have always encouraged the industry to continue to develop new technology-based tools and offerings that are affordable and consumer-friendly that would create safer driving,” CTIA said in response. “The industry constantly produces new products and services, including those that can disable the driver’s mobile device."