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| Time: 23:38 EST/04:38 GMT | News Source: Microsoft | Posted By: Kenneth van Surksum | ||
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You’re steering with your left hand while your right is punching car-stereo buttons in eager search of that amazing new Lady Gaga song. Your mobile phone rings, and as you adjust your headset—hands-free, naturally—the driver in front of you slams on his brakes … Sound familiar? For drivers, such a scenario is almost commonplace. These days, the automobile is tricked out with all sorts of conveniences, designed to make driving a comfortable, media-rich experience. But there is a cognitive price to pay in operating these devices while keeping sufficient concentration on the road. Does it have to be that way, though? Researchers from Microsoft Research Redmond aim to find out. |
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| #1 By 2960 (68.100.201.101) at Thursday, November 05, 2009 08:15:33 AM |
| Those with a German car that has iDrive probably don't really care much for Microsoft being the one trying to fix this stuff :) |
| #2 By 17855 (205.167.180.131) at Thursday, November 05, 2009 11:25:49 AM |
| Or a Toyota Yaris for that matter... |
| #3 By 2231 (72.5.151.4) at Thursday, November 05, 2009 01:06:36 PM |
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How about making the engine turn off if the driver's hands are removed from the steering wheel, lights, wipers or transmission controls for more than 2 seconds?
If you are the vehicle driver then you should be driving and do nothing else. If you can't do that then bike, carpool, take a bus or taxi. Drivers have no right to endanger others because they want to multitask. And for those that say they can do it safely ... the data does not support you. This post was edited by schwit on Thursday, November 05, 2009 at 13:07. |
| #4 By 23275 (68.117.163.128) at Thursday, November 05, 2009 01:09:02 PM |
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if part of the objective is to make such technologies and features accessible to all people, of all classes, and at the same time make driving safer, I'd count this as a win for Microsoft, car makers and consumers.
<reflecting on wrapping shock absorber rods in oiled rags to restore some function and using a roll of toilet paper as paper oil filter <back when a roll was a roll, brother>>... I hope Microsoft is able to get this technology into more makes and all models. |
| #5 By 1896 (68.153.171.248) at Thursday, November 05, 2009 07:16:11 PM |
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I think Ford uses MS software, if I am correct I am not so sold about the GUI; it looks a little bit too cartoonish for my taste.
On the other hands I really like the new iDrive (nothing to do with Apple... relax) coming with the new 2010 BMWs. This post was edited by Fritzly on Thursday, November 05, 2009 at 19:16. |
| #6 By 2960 (68.100.201.101) at Friday, November 06, 2009 09:20:22 AM |
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Actually, Ford's Nav systems are programmed in-house. I seen the guy on TV :)
Sync is MS though, I believe. I missed it by one year :( |
| #7 By 89249 (70.185.245.118) at Saturday, November 07, 2009 04:01:21 PM |
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actually idrive has caused many bmw drivers to switch manu's
and yes sync is my ms |
| #8 By 1896 (68.153.171.248) at Wednesday, November 11, 2009 08:23:07 PM |
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#7: I am not too surprised; there are also people who switch from MS to Apple....
Seriously I found idrive very easy to use and the newer version is even easier. At the end is just a matter of personal preferences: my ex-wife hated my BMW because it was "too stiff handling the road and the seats are too hard". I love it for the same exact reasons...... This post was edited by Fritzly on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 20:26. |
