She Texted About Dinner While Driving. Then a Pedestrian Was Dead

Re:She Texted About Dinner While Driving. Then a Pedestrian ... by perl4ever on Friday November 22, 2019 @11:03PM (#21612397)

I googled "holden ute interior" and it appears modern Australian automobiles have a plethora of knobs, buttons, and cupholders, as well as infotainment displays, ventilation controls, etc.

Surely there are numerous situations where someone might take their hand(s) off the wheel other than turn signals or gear shifts. What if a drop bear gets in through the sunroof?

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Re:She Texted About Dinner While Driving. Then a Pedestrian ... by satori99 on Friday November 22, 2019 @11:28PM (#21612468)

I think the intent is that, when not performing any actions such as changing gears or adjusting other driving-relevant controls, you should have your hands on the wheel.

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Re:She Texted About Dinner While Driving. Then a Pedestrian ... by mc32 on Friday November 22, 2019 @11:39PM (#21612504)

How is a camera going to have visibility into determining whether the second hand is doing or not doing sanctioned actions?

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Re:She Texted About Dinner While Driving. Then a Pedestrian ... by satori99 on Saturday November 23, 2019 @12:20AM (#21612627)

The cameras are mounted above roadways on gantry's or overpasses, and they claim to be able to work in all lighting and weather conditions regardless of the vehicle's speed.

My guess is that they aim to identify non-sanctioned actions. They claim to use some sort of machine learning in addition to human verification.

I have no direct experience with them. These are simply the claims made by the authorities when they were trialed.

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