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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.

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by wonkey_monkey on Saturday May 06 2017, @11:47AM (1 child)

    by wonkey_monkey (279) on Saturday May 06 2017, @11:47AM (#505386) Homepage

    That's essentially what this box does, except without the hassle of having to push any buttons on your phone. You get in, you throw it in the box, you shut the box. Sounds like the kind of the thing a driver would more easily integrate into his routine than switching his phone off/airplane moding every time.

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  • (Score: 2) by gidds on Monday May 08 2017, @12:54PM

    by gidds (589) on Monday May 08 2017, @12:54PM (#506323)

    You get in, you throw it in the box, you shut the box.

    And then, when you arrive, you open the box, get your phone out, and find that its battery is flat due to it continually trying and failing to contact a base station?

    An easy way of turning it off (and/or engaging ‘airplane mode’) would seem a much better solution all round.

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