Highways England chief raises safety concerns about in-car touchscreens

“We don’t like” in-car touchscreens for safety reasons, says England’s head of motorways

Highways England chief raises safety concerns about in-car touchscreens

Highways England chief executive has questioned the safety of in-car touchscreens.

Speaking at an event in London last week, Jim O’Sullivan said “we don’t like them from a safety perspective,” citing “small, fiddly buttons” as a specific concern.

The European Commission estimates between 10 and 30 per cent of accidents are caused by driver distraction, while carmakers have migrated buttons for everything from heating and air conditioning, to radios and sunroofs, to touchscreens.

O’Sullivan’s concerns were raised while responding to a question about how motorways could be digitised without alienating drivers who are less technologically adept.

Highways England is currently testing new “in-vehicle signage” systems that will display information normally seen on motorway gantries and road signs on vehicle infotainment screens.

The pilot scheme only allows specifically-equipped test vehicles to receive the data, and it is unknown how long it will be before the technology can be used by motorists and replace traditional signage.

O’Sullivan said systems such as voice activation should be implemented to ensure user interfaces are “intuitive” and “look familiar”, before going on to make his comment regarding touchscreens.

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    Highways England chief executive has questioned the safety of in-car touchscreens. Speaking at an event in London last week, Jim O’Sullivan said “we don’t like them from a safety perspective,” citing “small, fiddly buttons” as a specific concern.

    What are your thoughts on new touch screen infotainment systems?

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