TORONTO --- Last week, as Ontario became Canada's latest province to ban drivers from using hand-held cell phones while at the wheel, a TNS Canadian Facts survey suggests that consumers are divided about whether the ban should be extended to include hands-free devices.
Read More →WASHINGTON - Ford said the ban will help promote a more "rapid transition hands-free and voice-activated technologies."
Read More →DEARBORN, MI --- A new study by Ford shows that the automaker's SYNC hands-free system significantly reduces the level of distraction when drivers select a phone number or choose a song on their MP3 player, compared with the same operations with hand-held cell phones and music players, the company said.
Read More →WOODLAND PARK, CO – iTRAK Corporation announced the commercial release of its Call Commander hands-free voice option to improve the efficiency and safety of fleet drivers.
Read More →TORRANCE, Calif. --- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) U.S.A. Inc. currently offers integrated Bluetooth hands-free wireless systems in 15 models and will make it available on the all-new 2009 Venza when it goes on sale this fall.
Read More →BELLEVUE, WA – As hands-free legislation spreads across the nation, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group is working to educate the public on how Bluetooth technology can be used in the car for hands-free compliance.
Read More →SANTA CRUZ, CA --- To help California and Washington drivers prepare for the upcoming hands-free laws in their states, headset manufacturer Plantronics has launched a new Web site called Plantronics City.
Read More →DEARBORN, MI – Ford is helping to reduce potential driver distraction through ongoing research and the development of hands-free, voice-activated technologies.
Read More →SOUTHFIELD, Mich. --- A survey of licensed drivers in California and Washington shows overwhelming support for the coming hands-free law which takes effect July 1, but that it will have little effect on the cell phone usage of drivers.
Read More →BOSTON – The Massachusetts House passed a bill on Jan. 23 that would impose fines for adult drivers who make cell phone calls without a hands-free device.
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