US Regulators Give In-car Social Media The Thumbs Down

The US Transport Department has released a list of non-compulsory guidelines for in-car infotainment systems, and it has Facebook and Twitter firmly in its sights.

The regulators are urging carmakers to block the use of social media and internet browsing while a car is on the move.

The guidelines also suggest screen-based systems should feature simple instructions that only require the driver to take their eyes off the road for two seconds for one feature, and twelve seconds in total.