Detroit: Don’t Drive While Using Your Gadgets—Use Our Gadgets Instead!
Distracted driving caused 5,474 deaths in 2009—with 995 linked to cell phones. So why is Big Auto packing new models with blinky-screen “infotainment systems” that let you Facebook, Tweet, etc. while driving?
Top Ford exec: “The biggest turnoff to a twentysomething consumer is to put their life on hold when they sit in a car.” Can’t live with it, can’t live without it.
