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Funny how long the data lags the technology so that by the time we talk about the data it is already obsolete.
I was shocked when they said a text message on a phone takes 4.5 seconds.
How does someone one-handed type a text on a touchscreen smartphone in 4.5 seconds while driving? Especially since no-texting laws mean that people don't hold the phone on the top of the steering wheel anymore they hold it in their lap below line of sight?
Then they say a text message on a car touchscreen takes 40 seconds and navigation takes the same. My 2017 Bolt has a touchscreen and Android Auto and CarPlay. You cannot use the touchscreen to set navigation or text while moving - it simply isn't allowed. You have to use voice commands and it works well. Say where you want to go and then confirm - simple.
A text is not displayed - it is all voice:
Google: "You have a new text from Bob - do you want to hear it?"
Me: "Yes"
Google: "Message from Bob: We are running about 15 minutes late"
Google: "Would you like to respond"
Me: "Yes"
Google: "OK, speak after the tone:
Me: "Thanks for letting us know - I'll grab us a table"
Google: I heard "Thanks for letting us know - I'll grab us a table"
Google: "Send or rerecord?
Me: "Send"
Google: "Message sent"
Isaac you might feel different about a touchscreen if you lived somewhere where navigation was required every day - not to find where you are going but to see which way to go to avoid traffic. A simple fender bender can add an hour to my commute so I use google maps every day for every destination. I've long given up second guessing all-knowing Google.
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