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Apple CarPlay, Android Auto distract drivers more than pot, alcohol, says study

136 points by bobajeff 7y ago

ken 7y ago
IAM RoadSmart page (and link to actual study): https://www.iamroadsmart.com/campaign-pages/end-customer-campaigns/infotainment https://www.iamroadsmart.com/campaign-pages/end-customer-cam...
- dang 7y ago
  We've merged this thread into https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22644644 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22644644, which posted that original source, and also was earlier. (From the site guidelines: "Please submit the original source. If a post reports on something found on another site, submit the latter.") https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
alkank 7y ago
I don't have any scientific proof but only a personal observation on this. This is the exact reason why I stopped using Apple CarPlay on my car but instead relying on (iDrive) integrated navigation. Here's my comparison with BMW's iDrive system: - Apple CarPlay (or Google Maps) show you a very focused view on the current road. This will cause a massive distraction as the screen is updated very frequently with changing road conditions. However with the car's integrated (iDrive) system I zoom-out and see the overall path. - CarPlay and Google Maps have way too many voice directions compared to iDrive. If I have to go straight, navigation should keep it quiet. This way I can focus much more on the road and the signage rather than looking at the screen. - As a downside, CarPlay or Google Maps seem to suggest better routes time to time, but the total trip duration will not change any more than ~5%, which I'm completely fine with considering the above pro's it provides.
shade23 7y ago
I believe a few automotive companies agree with touch screen being a bad interface https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1121372_why-mazda-is-purging-touchscreens-from-its-vehicles https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1121372_why-mazda-is-pur...
dwild 7y ago
This article was kind of misleading and only keep the important stuff at the end. > Instead, they were told to play a song on Spotify, react to receiving a text message, make a phone call or navigate to a gas station. For sure doing anything more advanced will be more dangerous, even more so on a touch screen (but still doing complex tasks are the dangerous things). This article is misleading because we could easily replace all the words Apple Carplay and Android Auto with "having passengers". Doing complex tasks in a car setting, whatever how, will distract you, including with someone else, believe me, if I play rock paper cissor with someone else while driving, that's going to be dangerous. Android Auto isn't the issue, it's the tasks that people does on it. Even on a red light I tend to avoid chaning song on it.

136 points by bobajeff 7y ago

ken 7y ago

IAM RoadSmart page (and link to actual study): https://www.iamroadsmart.com/campaign-pages/end-customer-campaigns/infotainment https://www.iamroadsmart.com/campaign-pages/end-customer-cam...

dang 7y ago
We've merged this thread into https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22644644 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22644644, which posted that original source, and also was earlier. (From the site guidelines: "Please submit the original source. If a post reports on something found on another site, submit the latter.") https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

alkank 7y ago

I don't have any scientific proof but only a personal observation on this. This is the exact reason why I stopped using Apple CarPlay on my car but instead relying on (iDrive) integrated navigation. Here's my comparison with BMW's iDrive system: - Apple CarPlay (or Google Maps) show you a very focused view on the current road. This will cause a massive distraction as the screen is updated very frequently with changing road conditions. However with the car's integrated (iDrive) system I zoom-out and see the overall path. - CarPlay and Google Maps have way too many voice directions compared to iDrive. If I have to go straight, navigation should keep it quiet. This way I can focus much more on the road and the signage rather than looking at the screen. - As a downside, CarPlay or Google Maps seem to suggest better routes time to time, but the total trip duration will not change any more than ~5%, which I'm completely fine with considering the above pro's it provides.

shade23 7y ago

I believe a few automotive companies agree with touch screen being a bad interface https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1121372_why-mazda-is-purging-touchscreens-from-its-vehicles https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1121372_why-mazda-is-pur...

dwild 7y ago

This article was kind of misleading and only keep the important stuff at the end. > Instead, they were told to play a song on Spotify, react to receiving a text message, make a phone call or navigate to a gas station. For sure doing anything more advanced will be more dangerous, even more so on a touch screen (but still doing complex tasks are the dangerous things). This article is misleading because we could easily replace all the words Apple Carplay and Android Auto with "having passengers". Doing complex tasks in a car setting, whatever how, will distract you, including with someone else, believe me, if I play rock paper cissor with someone else while driving, that's going to be dangerous. Android Auto isn't the issue, it's the tasks that people does on it. Even on a red light I tend to avoid chaning song on it.