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).
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).
"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).
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 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).
Nobody is actually capable of multi-tasking - at least according to experts. Real experts - not the people who have convinced themselves they can do it.
I think the "experts" are a little confused. Working multitasking is the ability to process and understand different inputs at the same time or close to it.
Doing something while listening to something. Texting and driving are to processes that require the same sense and use of your hands. It's not multitasking and is dangerous.
I have as have my boys multitask successfully for many years. But being ADD probably gives us a leg up. Our minds are always working multiple things at the same time whether we want it to or not.
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