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

[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.

-- submitted from IRC


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  • (Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Saturday May 06 2017, @05:06AM (1 child)

    by Grishnakh (2831) on Saturday May 06 2017, @05:06AM (#505334)

    Why is a review of a 2015 model-year car posted here? The 2017s have been out on the market for many months now.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 06 2017, @12:50PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 06 2017, @12:50PM (#505400)

    The headline does say it's "old school."