news

Texting With Google Glass While Driving Is Only Marginally Safer: Study

Using the ‘wearable computer’ Google Glass to compose a text message while driving is no safer than using a mobile phone handset to type the message, a new report has found. The findings come from a University of Central Florida (UCF) study


Using the ‘wearable computer’ Google Glass to compose a text message while driving is no safer than using a mobile phone handset to type the message, a new report has found.

The findings come from a University of Central Florida (UCF) study, which concluded that the level of driver distraction caused by each device to perform the task was similar.

But while texting using either device can lead a driver into danger, Google Glass users performed better when it came to regaining control of the vehicle.

“Texting with either a smartphone or Glass will cause distraction and should be avoided while driving” UCF researcher Ben Sawyer said. 

“Glass did help drivers in our study recover more quickly than those texting on a smartphone. We hope that Glass points the way to technology that can help deliver information with minimal risk.”

The study involved 40 drivers aged in their 20s, who each ‘drove’ a simulator while texting with either a smartphone or Google Glass.

Google

Chat with us!







Chat with Agent