Federal regulators, moving to curb distracted driving, issued final voluntary safety guidelines today that would disable certain in-vehicle functions such as manual texting, Web browsing and video phoning while driving.Automakers should do more to keep drivers' eyes on the road and hands on the wheel, U.S. auto regulators said as they released the latest guidelines meant to cut down on crashes caused by the use of electronic devices in cars.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration specifically recommended disabling several operations unless a vehicle is stopped and in park:
• Manual text entry for the purposes of text messaging and internet browsing;
• Video-based entertainment and communications such as video phoning or video conferencing; and
• Displaying certain types of text, including text messages, Web pages, and social-media content.
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