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| | | | | | |  | Wayne Cunningham
Senior editor | | | | | Feds want to ban navigation
Reading through the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration's (NHTSA) guidelines for automakers to build less-distracting in-vehicle electronics, I noticed the disturbing section that recommends no dynamic maps visible to the driver. The guidelines suggest only static maps, or maps that only refresh every couple of seconds. Along with the guideline that says displays in cars should only show 30 characters at a time, these guidelines suggest that NHTSA thinks all drivers are compelled to read every bit of text or stare at every new image shown in their cars. Anyone who actually uses navigation knows that you only need glance at the map occasionally, such as when looking for your next turn. NHTSA needs to get some real-world experience with modern car electronics before issuing overreaching guidelines such as these.
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