Google Glass Integration For Cars Is Coming: Neat Idea Or Crazy Town?

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Americans have enough trouble keeping from texting their way to dangerous — or worse — situations in cars. But now car makers, looking to differentiate with tech integrations and after jamming iPhone everywhere, are working hard at integrating Google Glass (http://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/08/google-glass-mercedes-benz/) into vehicles. Consider this quote: 'Within seconds, I've got step-by-step directions to a coffee shop down the street beamed directly to my eyeballs.' Aside from being a little Jetsons, sounds potentially problematic. (Note, Mercedes had been doing R&D since July (http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1085872_mercedes-benz-using-google-glass-for-research-development).) It goes without saying that someone is working on an integration of their own (http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1085631_what-happens-if-you-add-google-glass-to-a-tesla-electric-car) with a Tesla Model S. There is a coolness factor, there may be some utility — but not sure this is a great idea.

http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/13/08/16/2242213/google-glass-integration-for-cars-is-coming-neat-idea-or-crazy-town