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Highway warnings about traffic deaths may increase crashes, study finds

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Aurich Lawson) Electronic signs are a common sight on US highways. These dot-matrix displays date back to at least the 1950s and were first used to alert drivers to changing speed limits or hazards ahead, but now you’ll often see messages exhorting us to drive safely. But targeting drivers with […]

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You can now play video games on a Tesla screen when the car is in motion

An August video shows a game being played on a Tesla central console while the car is in motion. When we covered the particular first video games available on Tesla’s center-console video screen back in 2019, we noted that the feature only worked when the car was parked. Now, though, those Tesla games can apparently […]

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TI shows a holographic instrument display for car windshields at CES

Enlarge / A screengrab from TI’s video demoing the IP HOE display. (credit: Texas Instruments) The topic of driver distraction is one we’ve covered a lot here at Ars. Whether due to the proliferation of smartphones, touchscreen infotainment systems that are now fitted to most new cars, or people simply not paying attention, the National […]