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Re:Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shor... by chrisseaton on Saturday November 06, 2021 @07:47PM (#29134943)
> not outweigh the number of deaths that are caused when the screen distracts the driver and causes a crash

You could disable the screens while driving forward or at higher speed if you think that's important for safety. But we shouldn't remove them.

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Re:Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shor... by touisteur on Sunday November 07, 2021 @09:53AM (#29139885)
I actually think it's a good idea to leave the screen in for rear/parking, and disable it while driving at higher speed.

And I feel the same for the baseband chip (phone and data), speaker, noise-notification in phones. Yes I'm punishing passengers, waze, etc, but the #1 (observed) danger these days to me, cyclist and pedestrian, is the driver's phone. It's such a problem, I feel we're not being serious about it.

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