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A German Court Just Set Precedent For Touchscreen Infotainment Systems to Be Labeled As Driver Distractions

By info@topspeed.com (Sidd Dhimaan)
Heres a scenario: Youre driving down the road in your Tesla Model S, and it starts to rain. The wipers automatically come on and set the speed to whatever it deems necessarily thanks to the automatic rain sensors. However, this speed isnt fast or slow enough, so you reach over and navigate through the menus on your big touchscreen infotainment system to make the adjustment. Suddenly, you end up off the road and embedded into the side of a rather large tree. Sounds bad enough, right? Well, what if using that touchscreen, even for a safety feature, can be considered distracted driving and can cause you to lose your license and pay a fine? Seems ridiculous, right? Well, accident aside, a German court has just ruled that using the touchscreen in a Tesla counts as distracted driving, setting a precedent that could, eventually, lead to legal trouble for anyone spotted touching their screens while driving.

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