Honda, Acura, and Chevrolet are now offering 'Eyes Free' Siri integration into some of their new 2013 vehicles to allow drivers to interact with their phones while driving. This could totally revolutionize the way we drive in that, perhaps we could get a lot more done while dealing with the daily commute to work.
As Apple puts it, "with the Eyes Free feature, ask Siri to call people, select and play music, hear and compose text messages, use Maps and get directions, read your notifications, find calendar information, add reminders, and more."
The "Eyes Free" function is a way to use Apple's iOS voice assistant without having to rely on visual cues, or interact with on-screen menus. The functionality, which was introduced last year, works over Bluetooth and connects through Honda's HandsFreeLink setup just like other mobile phones.
Not only would this make driving safer by keeping drivers' eyes on the road more, it could lessen the amount of work that you would have to do by the time you actually get to work. Think about it. The first thing most people do when they go to work is check their email-- meaning boot up the computer, log in the outlook, wait for outlook... What if you were able to check it hands free with Siri, all while driving to work? This would save on time and could possibly even increase productivity.
Could this be forshadowing to an even bigger technology breakthrough in the future? Once Siri, or other voice command software, become more common in cars, what would be the next big breakthrough? The ability to run apps through your car? Should we expect to see iPads being built into cars? A car that can drive itself? It's almost a little scary to think about but at the rate that technology is growing and becoming more commonly used, it may be a realistic prediction. Time will only tell how fast this sort of technology will catch on and what it will mean for our society.
Here's just a taste of what Siri's Eyes Free function will be like in the Chevy Sonic:
All I know is that my next car will have Siri in it :)
1 comment:
That is such an interesting and innovative idea! I predict the "Eye Free" Siri will be hit and I too am eager to have a car with this high piece of technology.
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