Despite Risks, Internet Creeps Onto Car Dashboards
Posted in: Internet Use/New Technologies at 07/01/2010 23:50
To the dismay of safety advocates already worried about driver distraction, automakers and high-tech companies have found a new place to put sophisticated Internet-connected computers: the front seat.
Technology giants like Intel and Google are turning their attention from the desktop to the dashboard, hoping to bring the power of the PC to the car. They see vast opportunity for profit in working with automakers to create the next generation of irresistible devices.
To read this report in The New York Times in full, see:
www.nytimes.com/2010/01/07/technology/07distracted.html
