02:54PM, Monday 26 June 2017
Apple has announced its iOS 11 software update is to include a new ‘Do Not Disturb While Driving’ mode for iPhones.
The feature will detect when someone is driving and turn off all notifications, as well as setting an automatic text response to notify friends and family when the driver is behind the wheel.
Jason Wakeford, spokesman for road safety charity Brake, welcomed the move and said phone manufactures must cut distractions in the car.
He said: “Advances in technology must be accompanied by enforcement and tougher penalties for those who flout the law. Traffic policing should be made a national priority, to ensure drivers know if they use a mobile phone behind the wheel, they will be caught and punished.”
Drivers who divide their attention between phone and road are more likely to crash.
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