A new CEA working group will develop industry...
A new CEA working group will develop industry standards or “best practices” for designing consumer electronics products that reduce driver distraction, CEA said Tuesday. The Driver Device Interface Working Group was authorized by CEA’s Portable Handheld and In-Vehicle Electronics Committee…
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to address the safety of portable and handheld CE gear used in cars, and also commercial vehicles, boats and aircraft, CEA said. “We believe that safety is paramount in a moving vehicle,” said CEA President Gary Shapiro. “A driver’s highest priority should be safe driving and control of the vehicle at all times.” GPS and hands-free Bluetooth devices already “reduce the amount of time a driver must look away from the road,” he said. “It makes sense to encourage development of these technologies rather than to try to regulate every possible distraction.” CEA has been sharply critical of past policy proposals to reduce driver distraction that call for broad regulations or outright bans on the use of CE gear while operating vehicles. Instead, “policymakers should encourage the use of the many innovative driver safety technologies coming on to the marketplace” to reduce driver distraction, CEA has said.