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 ...

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 ...

Rivian is trying to solve one of the most contentious problems in modern cars, how to handle texting without handing the dashboard over to Apple or Google. Instead of adding Apple CarPlay, the company ...

South Carolina’s new hands-free law is here and that means no more texting, scrolling or holding your phone while behind the wheel. Gov. Henry McMaster signed into law the South Carolina Hands-Free ...

WICHITA, KS, UNITED STATES, February 18, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Georgia’s “hands-free” distracted-driving law is often described as a texting ban, but it ...

It was three minutes into using Ford’s new BlueCruise “handsfree” technology that I reached for my phone to check my messages. I wasn’t using my hands to steer the F-150 Lightning that I’d been lent ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Text messages can be very distracting while ...

Florida lawmakers did not pass hands-free driving bills this session, leaving the state with its current texting-only ban ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A bill aimed at combating distracted driving on Florida roads is moving forward in the State Senate. Senate Bill 1318 would rename the “Florida Ban on Texting While Driving” law to ...