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How long do you think it might take for a "carplay-novice" to become sufficiently accustomed to the tech that they're not as dangerous as a drunk driver? A few days? Weeks? Even if it's only a few hours, is a few hours of drunk-equivalence justifiable?

> Imagine testing how distracting texting was for someone who had never used an iPhone before the test.

I understand analogies aren't meant to be strict equivalencies, but there is a large difference in severity here. Failure to operate an iphone correctly probably wouldn't cause a life threatening situation. Failure to operate a car correctly is far more concerning.



I'd say about as quick as it takes someone to get used to a Model 3's off to the side screen.

Also highly depends on the cars setup. I've had some rental cars where the screen was terrible and definitely was a distraction. Example being Audi and their button controls for carplay.


I own two cars, a VW and a Toyota.

Here in Australia European vehicles aren’t required to put the indicator stalk on the right hand side of the steering column.

So I’m constantly indicating my intention to turn with the windscreen wipers in both cars, and constantly retraining myself, then I swap cars again.

Adding fatigue and other distractions doesn’t help.




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