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Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by jhallenworld on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @11:40AM (#22310278)
Maybe he was fulfilling Apple's demands: either attend a meeting on the phone while driving, or wake up earlier.

(Definitely not singling out Apple here.. at IBM I had a coworker who was in an accident during a phone meeting- luckily non-fatal).

Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by root_axis on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @12:06PM (#22310519)
> Recovered phone logs show that a strategy game called “Three Kingdoms” was “active during the driver’s trip to work,” the NTSB said. Investigators said the log data “does not provide enough information to ascertain” whether Huang “was holding the phone or how interactive he was,” though it said “most players have both hands on the phone to support the device and manipulate game actions.” Huang’s data usage was “consistent” with online game activity “about the time of the crash,” according to the NTSB.
Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by jhallenworld on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @12:19PM (#22310627)
I didn't see that in the original article, but I do see it here:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2020/02/11/tel...

Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by root_axis on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @12:20PM (#22310645)
Ah, I read the wp article yesterday and just assumed it was the same article being discussed here.
Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by jerkstate on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @11:55AM (#22310429)
I have coworkers who regularly take meetings or text chat/email while driving. It makes me uncomfortable. I have tried hinting that it's a bad idea, but don't feel comfortable telling them directly (don't think it would do anything except harm our relationship due to me questioning their judgement) or reporting to HR (fear of retaliation, some of the coworkers are senior to me in the management chain). On the other hand my discomfort kind of makes me feel like a busybody. 99 times out of 100 nothing will happen and the 100th time will probably just be a fenderbender. Not sure what to do except continue feeling uncomfortable with it.
Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by sitkack on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @01:17PM (#22311186)
We had this PM who ran our meetings, when people phoned in from the road she would say, "please take your calls while your aren't driving" and boot them from the meeting. Now I do the same thing and you should to.
Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by dave5104 on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @12:13PM (#22310585)
"Are you driving right now? We can reschedule to something more convenient for you? I don't want you to get pulled over."
Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by copperx on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @12:46PM (#22310888)
You're way too cautious in your human interactions, which is terribly sad. But I understand it because of our business culture.