IDG Contributor Network: Hands-free phone technology still distracts drivers, study finds
It was a decade ago, back in 2005, that Network World wrote that many enterprises were beginning to ban employees from using "wireless handsets" in the car. Remember the Palm Treo? There was one main reason for the ban—corporate liability in the event of an accident.
Today, we're used to the idea of government-mandated hands-free calling for safety reasons.
But a new report (Factsheet PDF) is shedding doubt on just how safe hands-free technology actually is, even with automotive in-vehicle information systems (IVIS)—the screens in the car designed specifically for the purpose.
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