Even as vehicles get smarter and boast better safety features, there are growing concerns that roads are becoming more dangerous due to technology overloading drivers.
Cognitive psychologist David Strayer has watched as civilian cars and trucks have filled up to an even greater extent with the same sorts of digital interfaces that trained U.S. Army pilots with honed reflexes found so overwhelming.
Digital distraction is helping drive a surge in highway deaths. Yet automakers continue to load cars with new interactive technology, and consumers say they can't stop texting and video-calling behind the wheel.
Earlier today, Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess said he wasn’t sure that Apple is planning to produce cars but rather stick to software for vehicles. Yet the facts known to date would seem to contradict that point of view
Apple’s WWDC22 was a fantastic event with so many things to get excited about. Whether it was the new MacBook Air or next-gen CarPlay, Apple had a number of surprises including Continuity Camera