Last week's newsletter from the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials included an article about the human brain and its inability to ignore a phone, even while engaged in the task of driving. The smartphone manufacturers, it seems, actually pay attention to how to keep our attention. Multitasking, talking hands free on the phone, glancing at the phone - all distract from the demanding task of driving a heavy, dangerous machine down the road.
One third of the over hundred thousand car accidents a year are caused by distracted driving. With over 90 percent of accidents attributable to human errors, software and machines have ample room for improvement.
Three people I had heard of or knew through a friend died in the last week in road accidents.
Why would anyone not want to take human drivers out of this equation?
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