Filed under: Safety, Technology
With Old Man LaHood making distracted driving a pet cause, both device manufacturers and wireless carriers are trying to devise new ways to reduce distracted driving before the Department of Transportation mandates its own solution.
To that end, Sprint has announced a new
Android app at the CTIA show that limits the functionality of your smartphone while you're on the go.
DriveFirst - created by Location Labs - will be an optional app available on Sprint's ever-expanding line of Google-powered devices that locks the phone's screen while the vehicle is in motion, redirects calls directly to voicemail, blocks text message alerts and sends a preprogrammed auto-response that states the driver is unavailable. Thankfully, DriveFirst will allow drivers to select three apps (i.e. navigation) and three contacts they can access while on the road.
Naturally, the service is more geared towards parents and it's just in time for National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Sprint says the app will be available in the third quarter of this year and commands a $2-per-month premium over your standard wireless service. Full details in the press release
after the jump.
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Drive First: Sprint's Android app to curb distracted driving originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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