Really.... Do we really need this additional distraction while driving? The insanity is overwhelming....:mad2: Oh No, Harman Is Putting Microsoft Office in Your Car
Not in my car......I don't even listen to the radio! Besides, in a classic, there's so much ambient wind/road noise you can't hear it anyway! :biggrin5: But just having my Garmin on the dash is distraction enough.......
Farkin nutz!!! I won't have it in my car either, but what worries me are the folks who do & use it. :incazzato:
After reading the article, I'm ok with what they are proposing. I like the idea of the majority of the functions only working when the car is parked (even though I would be fine with them being available as long as the car is stopped).
My work commute was 45/60 per day. It was the only time I had for myself. I listened to what I wanted, I enjoyed the solitude, and loved driving. To imagine having to also work during this time would be intolerable.
I fortunately have a 10 mile commute to work with little traffic so I would not see the benefits of this technology. I would totally use it if I had a longer commute that involved lots of stopped traffic. It could potentially help reduce the amount of meeting scheduling/returning of emails that I find myself doing when I get home each night (typically work 7-4, but others work 9-6).
Me, I often use my iPad during my "commute". Have to be careful I don't trip over the couch rounding that last corner to my desk.
Trouble is even if this only works when the car is stopped some dolt will sit there & read while holding up the folks behind them. You see it now with people texting at lights, light changes & they continue to look at their phone. Give a friendly toot of the horn to wake them up & get the bird flipped at you. Ain't folks grand? Someone will find a hack to make it work with the car in motion. I've past folks watching a DVD on the radio as they drive. That is not supposed to happen, but a hack made it possible. My thought is these folks should be in a Google car & not one they control. Wow quite a rant. :incazzato:
"Does that mean you’ll have Excel spreadsheets projected across your windshield, letting you crunch through pivot tables at every red light? Probably not. The partnership between Microsoft and Harman is geared more towards letting drivers more easily listen and respond to emails, schedule meetings, and join Skype or other conference calls without taking their eyes off the road, or their hands off the wheel." Only going off of what is in the article, doesn't seem like there would be much reading going on (not really clear on how the meeting scheduling portion would work).
It all is about hang up & drive. Cars are to be driven not used as mobile offices. Yes I'm old fashioned that way.
I agree with Crash, you need to leave your job at work and enjoy your car. Those who want to schedule meetings and such while driving either need to park while they work or let someone else drive.
Not everyone is capable of multi-tasking at the same level of efficiency. Unfortunately a person won't have to pass a 'multi-tasking' exam before they can opt for all these fancy do-dads that will lead to more injuries and deaths.
This surely will result in a redraft of the pedestrian safety standards to address the sudden increase in pedestrian incidents and motor vehicles... Car designers won't have a chance in making good looking front ends for new cars... Autonomous cars are the only way this will work... The end is near...
MINI is ahead of the curve with their pedestrian smurfy front end. Brian I'm willing to drive your car while you do office stuff. Will you supply the coffee?
This goes right along with the fact that there are a large number of drivers that can't even "single task" with the privilege of driving, yet are still on the road. I'm not saying everybody should utilize this technology, but am more thinking that it could help reduce some of the risk of the distracting activities that people will continue to do. I also think it is a great idea for self driving cars (which I would totally want if I had to deal with crazy rush hour traffic every day, but would still have a toy for driving outside of my daily commute).