WASHINGTON — Using voice commands to send text messages and emails from behind the wheel, which is marketed as a safer alternative for drivers, actually is more distracting and dangerous than simply ...

SAN JOSE - California drivers will be allowed to text when they're behind the wheel of a car, as long as they're using a hands-free device, and with some restrictions. Under a bill signed into law by ...

Using voice-to-text messaging, included in systems such as Ford Motor Co.'s Sync and Toyota Motor Corp.'s Entune, is more distracting to drivers than making calls with handheld mobile phones, a study ...

A debate is raging about taking and making hands-free calls behind the wheel. Some folks think the practice is perfectly safe, while others (like the National Transportation{}Safety{}Board) believe ...

Despite all the warnings and cautionary tales of accidents and deaths that come from texting while driving, some people will continue to do it. The latest app to allow for hands-free texting while ...

Researchers at Clemson University's Human Centered Computing Lab (HCCL) have developed a hands-free alternative to cell phone texting while driving. Dr. Juan Gilbert, professor and chairman at the ...

O'Von Pettaway is among the thousands of California drivers who texts hands-free while driving. "The law says I'm allowed to dictate, so I dictate," Pettaway said. With long commutes and traffic jams, ...

Put down your phone and drive. Starting July 1, that will be the law in Indiana. A bill signed into law in March will make it illegal to hold your phone while driving in the state unless you're ...

California Friday legalized hands-free texting and email while driving using voice-operated technology, with Governor Jerry Brown signing Assembly Bill 1536 into law. It takes effect Jan. 1. "Today ...

We spend a good chunk of our day, probably longer than we'd like to admit, glued to our smartphones. We use them to communicate, socialize, work and even avoid awkward social encounters. Between the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Using voice commands to send text messages and emails from behind the wheel, which is marketed as a safer alternative for drivers, actually is more distracting and dangerous than ...

10. Smoking related (includes smoking, lighting up, putting ashes in ashtray), 1% percent of distracted drivers. Photo: Ferran., Flickr Source: Erie Insurance Group 9. Moving object in the vehicle, ...