01-04-2018, 06:31 PM
|
#1 (permalink)
|
Not Doug
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Show Low, AZ
Posts: 12,230
Thanks: 7,254
Thanked 2,229 Times in 1,719 Posts
|
Apple is trying to get drivers off their phones (because they were sued)
People have tried suing Apple, but I am not actually claiming this is their motivation.
People have probably tried suing car manufacturers for this, too. The article says it uses bluetooth, wifi, and a ouija board to decide if the user is driving and then lock the phone, but only if you have carplay enabled, and do not tell it you are not driving, because people who use their phone while driving would never lie!
https://jalopnik.com/apple-carplay-w...riv-1795828456
|
|
|
Today
|
|
|
Other popular topics in this forum...
|
|
|
01-04-2018, 06:43 PM
|
#2 (permalink)
|
Human Environmentalist
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Oregon
Posts: 12,737
Thanks: 4,316
Thanked 4,467 Times in 3,432 Posts
|
People should be allowed to bring a lawsuit against anyone they want if they feel they were unjustly harmed. The losing party should then be required to pay attorney fees.
|
|
|
01-04-2018, 08:39 PM
|
#3 (permalink)
|
Master EcoModder
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: northwest of normal
Posts: 28,512
Thanks: 8,066
Thanked 8,866 Times in 7,318 Posts
|
Or, conversely, they are trying to keep their existing user base alive?
__________________
.
.Without freedom of speech we wouldn't know who all the idiots are. -- anonymous poster
____________________
.
.Three conspiracy theorists walk into a bar --You can't say that is a coincidence.
|
|
|
01-06-2018, 11:00 PM
|
#4 (permalink)
|
Master EcoModder
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Earth
Posts: 5,209
Thanks: 225
Thanked 811 Times in 594 Posts
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by redpoint5
People should be allowed to bring a lawsuit against anyone they want if they feel they were unjustly harmed.
|
Sure, and the suit should then be thrown out of court, because Apple (or other equipment manufacturers) shouldn't be held responsible for the actions of a few - well, ok, a lot - of stupid people.
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to jamesqf For This Useful Post:
|
|
01-31-2018, 02:08 AM
|
#5 (permalink)
|
EcoModding Lurker
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 27
Thanks: 2
Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts
|
Why would a phone be at fault when a driver is tempted to use it and be distracted while driving?
|
|
|
01-31-2018, 02:28 AM
|
#6 (permalink)
|
Master EcoModder
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: northwest of normal
Posts: 28,512
Thanks: 8,066
Thanked 8,866 Times in 7,318 Posts
|
Because the phone has 'deeper pockets' than the driver.
__________________
.
.Without freedom of speech we wouldn't know who all the idiots are. -- anonymous poster
____________________
.
.Three conspiracy theorists walk into a bar --You can't say that is a coincidence.
|
|
|
01-31-2018, 01:29 PM
|
#7 (permalink)
|
Master EcoModder
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: New Zealand
Posts: 5,076
Thanks: 2,902
Thanked 2,560 Times in 1,586 Posts
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by rnjason
Why would a phone be at fault when a driver is tempted to use it and be distracted while driving?
|
The way phone software is set up, it encourages addictive or impulsive checking.
Just an example article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog...ing-your-phone
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to Ecky For This Useful Post:
|
|
01-31-2018, 02:01 PM
|
#8 (permalink)
|
Master EcoModder
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Texas
Posts: 678
Thanks: 20
Thanked 146 Times in 130 Posts
|
Disabling texting and text receiving on a phone moving faster than 3 MPH would save a lot of lives. GPS tracking should be able to tell how fast the phone is moving, if not instantaneous, over a few seconds of travel. Voice call receipt need not be controlled, but looking up a number while moving faster than 3 MPH should be. This is something the FCC could require in new cell phones. Users may opt to keep their pre-ruling phones, but who can resist that latest incarnation of the I-phone, or Smart phone?
|
|
|
01-31-2018, 02:07 PM
|
#9 (permalink)
|
Master EcoModder
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Texas
Posts: 678
Thanks: 20
Thanked 146 Times in 130 Posts
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Angel And The Wolf
Disabling texting and text receiving on a phone moving faster than 3 MPH would save a lot of lives. GPS tracking should be able to tell how fast the phone is moving, if not instantaneous, over a few seconds of travel. Voice call receipt need not be controlled, but looking up a number while moving faster than 3 MPH should be. This is something the FCC could require in new cell phones. Users may opt to keep their pre-ruling phones, but who can resist that latest incarnation of the I-phone, or Smart phone?
|
[texting and text displaying] no need in disabling the "ding" that says you just got a new text, only the ability to display that new text. (sorry business travelers, you will just be out of touch until you stop your car. Speeds over 150 MPH" (like in an airplane,) should be exempted.
|
|
|
01-31-2018, 02:19 PM
|
#10 (permalink)
|
Not Doug
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Show Low, AZ
Posts: 12,230
Thanks: 7,254
Thanked 2,229 Times in 1,719 Posts
|
How does the phone know if the user is driving? Should it disable all phones in the vehicle, including the brats in the back seat? What about bus passengers?
|
|
|
|