Date: February 14, 2012 8:51:12 AM EST
Subject: Re: [Bikeboard] A Car that Tweets
Frank,
I think it's perhaps slightly better than folks trying to use their phones, but not much. I've been in a rental car that had some of those features. I tried using them while in my driveway to see if they were easier to use, but I really think they were just as distracting. I suspect most folks will still work on connecting and setting it up after they get on the road. Not convinced at all. Nothing like good 'ol fashioned driving. Out of the 4 folks that sit closest to me here in the office, 3 and maybe 4 of us have been hit in our cars by people using their phones, and that's just since I started work here in the last 6 months. Unbelievable.
~Derek
On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 12:53 PM, Frank Gmeindl
<frank.gmeindl@comcast.net> wrote:
What do you make of the attached 2/10/12 Wall Street Journal article, "Don't Look Now: A Car That Tweets"?
Toyota: buy movie tickets, book a table, check stock, search on Bing.
General Motors: Play videos and slide shows.
Tesla: Wireless Internet with 17-inch screen, USB plugs.
Mercedes-Benz: Check Facebook, read Twitter posts, use Google Local Search and Yelp.
Frank
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