[tiew9Vii]

> I could honestly see them being a net positive to road focus by overlaying speed and navigation on the user's field of vision so they don't have to glance at their dash speedometer or navigation device all the time.

Heads up displays projecting basic speed etc on to a windscreen are already a thing. They are fairly good/useful.

No need to wear a headset being bombarded with irrelevant notifications from social media, messaging etc. Headset likely to cause physical damage to yourself in a crash as well when the airbag goes off.

Wearing a general purpose interactive device while driving is bad for all the reasons why using a mobile phone while driving is illegal in many places. You are not concentrating on the road, you are distracted.

[bhaney]

> Heads up displays projecting basic speed etc on to a windscreen are already a thing

Sure, but a lot of cars don't have them, and that's just the speedometer, not the speed limit or navigation directions (which are usually what I'm glancing at my phone's map app to check)

> No need to wear a headset being bombarded with irrelevant notifications from social media, messaging etc.

I would hope they'd implement a driving mode that suppresses those kinds of distractions, but having that mode at all would need to be preceded by society acknowledging that these devices aren't fundamentally incompatible with driving. Note that my comment said I don't have an intrinsic problem with these kinds of devices being used. The current implementation of them may be sub-par, but I don't feel like there's any fundamental issue here.

> Headset likely to cause physical damage to yourself in a crash as well when the airbag goes off

That's a valid concern that I hadn't thought of, but we don't generally ban other unnecessary head gear in cars for that reason (sunglasses?), and it would apply just as much to passengers.

> you are distracted.

I don't think that's an absolute. You can potentially use it as a distraction, or you can use it responsibly, just like anything else.

[okamiueru]

> You can potentially use it as a distraction, or you can use it responsibly, just like anything else.

I lack the imagination for a responsible use case that isn't already covered by existing technology, and outweighs the risks related to a visual dependency strapped to your head running on battery.

Any suggestions? Otherwise, current assumption is that it's a case of wanting to make a point of owning something novel.

[wizee]

>Sure, but a lot of cars don't have them, and that's just the speedometer, not the speed limit or navigation directions (which are usually what I'm glancing at my phone's map app to check)

Most automotive HUDs show speed limits and navigation directions alongside speed.

[Arrath]

> That's a valid concern that I hadn't thought of, but we don't generally ban other unnecessary head gear in cars for that reason (sunglasses?), and it would apply just as much to passengers.

There is a lot less mass/material to a pair of sunglasses than there is to a VR headset, though.

I would think its also worth mentioning the restricted peripheral vision you'll have when wearing a headset, too.

[FireBeyond]

> Sure, but a lot of cars don't have them, and that's just the speedometer, not the speed limit or navigation directions (which are usually what I'm glancing at my phone's map app to check)

That's not the case at all.

Two pictures from Audi: https://uploads.audi-mediacenter.com/system/production/media... and https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/q4etron01.... - navigation, speedometer and speed limit and more

[wkat4242]

There are currently no apps that qualify as responsible use. There are no HUD apps or turn by turn navigation. Probably won't be because Apple won't be promoting this behaviour and then getting sued when the thing crashes and goes black and causes an accidental.