British NGOs IAM RoadSmart recently published a research reports, pointed out that the existing Android Auto and Apple CarPlay such information and entertainment systems, could lead to driver distraction, leading to miscarriage of justice stopping distance, vehicle dynamics control, reduce receiving the negative impact of external information, according to the findings, part of its influence even more serious than wine driving.
operating the infotainment system while driving can be reduced by 50 percent response time
According to the report IAM RoadSmart, the driver if during the driving operation Android Auto and Apple carPlay infotainment system, will seriously affect driving behavior, including reduced reaction time 50 percent of traffic, if the speed of 100 km of highways, for example, walking about 26 meters per second, 50 percentage if 1 second is also about 13 meters distance, hit the emergency brake and other conditions, the risk would be quite high.
IAM RoadSmart cooperation with other institutions, the actual road test, and the test personnel are divided into: Unused infotainment system, using voice-activated infotainment operating system, use the touch operating infotainment system, which summarized the touch operation for maximum traffic safety hazard, according to the comprehensive index judgment, the use of car infotainment system touch operation, is driving sobriety test subject five times the minimum value of the British dangerous. Voice operation is less than the harm touch, but still have a negative impact on driving behavior.
recommendations of the European relevant departments pay attention to potential hazards in-vehicle infotainment systems
in a research note IAM RoadSmart’s, pointed out that if the driver operation while driving information entertainment system, will be accompanied by touch, typing, operation of functions such as behavior, according to the experimental statistics, may make up the driver to look away for 16 seconds and cause a distraction, leading to reduced speed, misjudgment braking distance, unable to control the vehicle in the line, reduce receives external information (such as lights, etc.) and other negative effects.
Therefore, IAM RoadSmart recommendations of the European transport-related departments should re-examine and review the specifications for in-vehicle infotainment system, while IAM RoadSmart and pointed out that, according to the results affect their driving behavior caused also in violation of the US NHTSA’s relevant specifications; and finally IAM RoadSmart recommend motorists should be set up before you hit the road features such as navigation and music, and do not operate the system functions while driving, in order to ensure road safety.
