Easy texting while driving
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Sending a sms while driving has different consequences according to where you are driving at the time, but one thing is for sure it has to be more dangerous than making a call or anything else. For some people writing a message is hard enough without having to concentrate on driving and what is going on all around you. This is why if a driver is caught texting the penalty can be severe.
But as one door closes another door opens, and this new door is being created by a new partnership between software giant Microsoft and voice recognition specialists Nuance. They have been working on a great new idea that if successful could change the outlook on sending a sms while being on the road.
Using voice recognition the software translates the driver’s voice into text, we have seen this working on Vista, but hopefully this works better than that! More than sms, the software is said to be able to even write an email, so this does look very promising.
Ford is the first car maker to make this available in their models in the States which should be happening around the early part of next year.
This is a great feature and will help people get around the actual holding of the phone, but they do say it is the distraction that is the problem and not the action, so this may not be the end of this.
Source [Tech]
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