By Allen Tsai | Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:05 pm |
Big automakers said they supported a ban on text messaging and using handheld devices while driving, a safety issue that the government will examine in a conference next week.
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, which represents all domestic and several overseas carmakers, said that writing or reading text messages while driving affects a driver's ability to operate a car safely and represents a safety risk."Clearly, using a hand-held device to text or call while driving is a safety risk," said Dave McCurdy, the group's president. "The use of handheld devices has increased dramatically and I think there is a temptation to lose focus and take your eyes off the road." It represents 11 automakers, including General Motors Ford, Toyota and others. Over a dozen states have passed laws banning text messaging while driving. In July, a group of senators pushed a bill requiring states to ban text messaging by drivers or risk losing 25 percent of their annual federal highway money. The U.S. Transportation Department will host a two-day summit next week to review problems with distracted driving.
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Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:58 pm | By
More households in the U.S. are eschewing pay-cable service in favor of streaming video, a new study finds, potentially drying up revenues for a long-powerful industry.
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Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:39 pm | By
Researchers developed a self-monitoring device to help drug users stay clean once they are out of rehabilitation, highlighting innovative ways mobile devices are improving general health.
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Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:20 pm | By
U.S. regulators are close to approving Google's $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola, putting the Android maker one step closer to forming a partnership that may change alliances in the industry.
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Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:10 pm | By
Apple will hold a launch event for the iPad 3 in the first week of March, as the company updates its tablet to stay ahead of rivals.
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Thu Feb 09, 2012 2:54 pm | By
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was unfit for George H.W. Bush's council in 1991, according to an FBI investigation, highlighting his drug use and decision to not support his daughter.
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