Originally Posted by
jon c.
The new technology seeks to overcome that either by working with automakers to develop sensors that can determine which seat the phone is being used in or by having the phone "see" what is surrounding it and determine if the user is in the driver's seat. I believe the Apple patent involves the latter technology, but I suspect it isn't really market ready.
Sounds plausible technically, but I doubt that, unless forced through regulation, companies would attempt to market this. Why not just enforce the laws that are already in the books?