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| Nissan fighting drivers distracted with a armrest |
Don't you think you can keep your eyes off your smartphone, even when you're behind the wheel? Nissan could have a solution.
The car manufacturer showed on Tuesday the Smart Shield, a armrest on the Nissan Juke-lined with Faraday cage. "Once a mobile phone is placed in the compartment, the Nissan Signal Shield creates a ' silent zone ', which blocks all incoming and outgoing connections from the phone, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi," explained Nissan.
Invented by the physicist Michael Faraday in 1836, the Faraday cage are armored metal roofs that block the electric fields. In this case, just place your phone in the Nissan compartment and basically it will be as if the device was in airplane mode. When you reach your destination, open the compartment to see all your messages and missed calls.
Nissan said the signal shield is just a prototype, but the car manufacturer expects one day to offer a true solution to reduce driver distractions. Of course you can always trust your own willpower or desire not to die and/or kill someone as motivation to stop looking at your phone while driving. On the other hand, the sound of an unread message is sometimes difficult to pass. That's where the signal shield comes in.
Distracted driving is a huge problem. A study published last month by the analytical firm Zendrive found that "Americans use their phones almost every time they get behind the wheel," or during 88% of travel.
Invented by the physicist Michael Faraday in 1836, the Faraday cage are armored metal roofs that block the electric fields. In this case, just place your phone in the Nissan compartment and basically it will be as if the device was in airplane mode. When you reach your destination, open the compartment to see all your messages and missed calls.
Nissan said the signal shield is just a prototype, but the car manufacturer expects one day to offer a true solution to reduce driver distractions. Of course you can always trust your own willpower or desire not to die and/or kill someone as motivation to stop looking at your phone while driving. On the other hand, the sound of an unread message is sometimes difficult to pass. That's where the signal shield comes in.
Distracted driving is a huge problem. A study published last month by the analytical firm Zendrive found that "Americans use their phones almost every time they get behind the wheel," or during 88% of travel.
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