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Almost the same level of distraction as holding a conversation then. I can live with that.

• macintux 7y ago
  Keep in mind that holding a conversation while driving is still dangerous if the conversation isn’t with someone else in the car.
• coldtea 7y ago
  A conversation with another person in the car is not the same as a phone conversation (for one, the other person doesn't share the road cues with you to know to stop talking when something requires attention, can't see your face and you can't see theirs, it's easier to get emotionally triggered, etc). And of course another person in the car can also help point to things to watch out on the road, a person in a phone call, not. Even worse, talking to an assistant is even worse, you need to spend mental effort to phrase things in a certain way (voice interface wise), parse their responses (which could be off), and so on...
  • pbhjpbhj 7y ago
    There's at least one way in which it's easier talking to a voice assistant, I use AndroidAuto as my GPS (ie navigation aid whilst driving). When you talk to someone they don't "bing" to show they're listening, so you generally have to look at them. Me: "OK Google" AndroidAuto: {bing} Me: "Navigate home" AndroidAuto: "Navigating to [home], your travel time will be Xhrs, usual traffic along your route" [or whatever it says] It's pretty low concentration, like tuning a radio manually I'd say. You have to choose how you phrase things for different people too. If you're talking to another adult with kids in the car you might be choosing that phrasing with quite a deal of cognitive load.