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   nospam to YourName@YourISP.com   
   Re: Finally, California drivers can read   
   13 Mar 14 23:47:00   
   
   XPost: comp.mobile.android, comp.mobile.ipad   
   From: nospam@nospam.invalid   
      
   In article <140320141610417160%YourName@YourISP.com>, Your Name   
    wrote:   
      
   > > I can access a whole bunch of stuff right from my steering wheel; all   
   > > audio (Radio,Sat radio, iDevice, CD changer, or the contents of   
   > > whatever I insert in my dash PCI slot) phone, Nav, voice control,   
   > > various LCD readouts, lighting adjustment, traction control adjustment,   
   > > and more all at my finger tips. That includes those on stalks, cruise   
   > > control, wiper control, high/lo beam, & turn signals   
   >   
   > Buttons for unnecessary equipment all over the steering wheel are only   
   > slightly better than having them elsewhere. You're still distracted   
   > even if your hands are still on the wheel.   
      
   nonsense.   
      
   > Voice controls are slightly better again ... assuming the system can   
   > actually understand you and doesn't open the trunk while driving along   
   > at 100mph or suddenly turn off traction control, intead of simply   
   > turning the volume up.   
      
   quite the imagination you have.   
      
   > On a side note, it has always struck me as silly that car radios do not   
   > have an automatic volume control that inceases as the car speeds up and   
   > decreases as it slows down to account for things like tyre noise.   
      
   some do.   
      
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