CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: 'Apple takes on distracted driving, blocks users from texting while driving' http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: 'Apple takes on distracted driving, blocks users from texting while driving' en Mon, 01 Jun 2026 05:16:52 +0000 wee folding bike on "'Apple takes on distracted driving, blocks users from texting while driving'" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12637#post-149869 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 16:44:41 +0000 wee folding bike 149869@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've never used, or been in, a car with touch screen stuff but it doesn't seem like a good idea. I don't need to look for things like heater controls because a) they are big solid knobs which I can feel and b) they don't work anymore.</p> <p>A wee bit Finbarr Saunders there. </p> cb on "'Apple takes on distracted driving, blocks users from texting while driving'" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12637#post-149838 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 13:46:05 +0000 cb 149838@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Story just seems to be based on a patent that Apple have registered. Sounds like it would be a tricky thing to get to work reliably. You would probably want an option to turn it off but that would defeat the purpose.</p> <p>I doubt it will happen. </p> Instography on "'Apple takes on distracted driving, blocks users from texting while driving'" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12637#post-149823 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 12:06:00 +0000 Instography 149823@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Link for desktops</p> <p><a href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/04/22/apple-tech-takes-on-distracted-driving-blocks-users-from-texting-while-behind-the-wheel" rel="nofollow">http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/04/22/apple-tech-takes-on-distracted-driving-blocks-users-from-texting-while-behind-the-wheel</a></p> <p>ADMIN EDIT</p> <p>Stray character in my original post!</p> <p>Fixed. </p> chdot on "'Apple takes on distracted driving, blocks users from texting while driving'" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12637#post-149818 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 12:00:14 +0000 chdot 149818@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/14/04/22/apple-tech-takes-on-distracted-driving-blocks-users-from-texting-while-behind-the-wheel" rel="nofollow">http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/14/04/22/apple-tech-takes-on-distracted-driving-blocks-users-from-texting-while-behind-the-wheel</a> </p>