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Rich26189 writes:
"In a somewhat pre-emptive move Google is lobbying against state legislation that would ban drivers from using Google Glass while driving. I, for one, would like to see such legislation passed. There is enough distracted driving due to hand-held cell phones and Google Glass would just be just one more task for the brain to cope with.
This from Reuters:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/25/us-googl e-glass-lobbying-idUSBREA1O0P920140225"
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Lobbying Against Having Google Glass Banned While Driving
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by tftp on Sunday March 02 2014, @04:10AM
Definitely on the driver. Passengers can use whatever they want... and the existing law does not apply to them. The driver's duty is only to drive the car. By law he is allowed to use the map, as that may be necessary for driving, but other *unnecessary* distractions are not welcome, to varying extent. Radio is a minor distraction; texting is a major one; watching video is really bad. GG is capable of all of them, and there is no easy way to lock it into the "driving" mode. If that were to be possible, I'd gladly accept GG on a driver as a replacement (or enhancement) for the map, and for the rear view mirror, and for the backup camera... maybe even a synthesized view from the top would be possible, leaving you with no blind spots. Assisted parking is yet another function; deer detector (or just a forward-facing IR camera) could be handy at night. But for that to work the GG has to have a "driver's mode" that is securely locked while you are behind the wheel. Is it practically possible to detect where you are in the car, if more than one seat is occupied?