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Nissan Goes (Very) Old School to Curb Distracted Driving

posted by on Friday May 05 2017, @11:46PM   Printer-friendly
from the i've-been-suggesting-this-for-years dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

[Nissan]'s latest concept is called Signal Shield, and it relies on a 180-year-old creation -- the Faraday cage. A Faraday cage uses conductive material to block electromagnetic fields. Installed in a Nissan Juke's center console, it's capable of blocking all communications to the phone, whether it's Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or regular ol' phone signals.

Thanks to its conductive properties, a Faraday cage blocks electromagnetic signals, preventing them from leaving or entering the cage.

Obviously, the goal is to prevent distracted driving. And it succeeds to that end, because a phone that can't do anything isn't going to distract a driver. Owners will still be able to use the phone through the infotainment system, thanks to a wired connection inside the center console.

[...] Or you could just head over to Amazon and buy a Faraday cage for less than $10 and keep it in your glovebox. That's always an option, too, even though it's far less elegant.

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by frojack on Saturday May 06 2017, @01:06AM (2 children)

    by frojack (1554) on Saturday May 06 2017, @01:06AM (#505247) Journal

    Yes, yes, more draconian pronouncements from lonely guys who never ride with anyone, and who no one will ever ride with them.

    There are other people in the car who may want to surf the net, or talk to someone. Sitting in stony silence staring straight ahead is NOT a recipe for an accident free trip.

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by rts008 on Saturday May 06 2017, @01:30AM

    by rts008 (3001) on Saturday May 06 2017, @01:30AM (#505258)

    LOL!
    You do realise that car trips existed(and successfully) long before cell phones, don't you?
    You are 'projecting' your own mentality, not the reality for the rest of us. You have become a slave to your device. It is only yet another tool we use, yet your tool uses you. Good luck with that.
    I have passengers quite often, and find your 'Sitting in stony silence staring straight ahead...' an unknown experience with them.

    Climb down from your 'all knowing' Ivory Throne sometime, and take a good look at reality, instead of your fantasy land. You will be surprised, I'd expect.

    P.S. I knew there was a good reason I avoided seeing most of your posts. I feel vindicated in that regard.

  • (Score: 2) by lx on Saturday May 06 2017, @09:41AM

    by lx (1915) on Saturday May 06 2017, @09:41AM (#505375)

    Let them bring a book or a magazine.