Apple Patent technology that could stop texting while driving

An older article however I think it’s definitely worth having a look at. Apple recently published a patent on technology that looks to curb distracted driving. While this is by no means a new development, the fact that Apple, a major player in telecommunications, has actually made an effort in the fight to stop texting while driving is significant. The patent involves technology that will involve a “device lock-out” system to detect when a person is driving and block all incoming alerts. As I have mentioned in previous blogs, this technique comes into numerous proposes. This issue involves discerning whether a person is actually driving and not sitting on a train or a passenger in the car. Another issue is the fact that as with most phone features, companies like Apple don’t want to annoy users anymore than the already do, thus offering an override function to blocking of alerts while driving. Given the number one offenders of texting while driving is teens, I can foresee this to be another feature turned off, if not just to conserve what little battery life smart-phones do offer. Considering Apple filed the patent way back in 2008, these very issues may be the just what’s holding Apple back from putting it in the next iOS.

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