The United States will regulate smartphone map navigation, and Apple and Google may be affected

The United States will regulate smartphone map navigation, and Apple and Google may be affected

The United States will regulate smartphone map navigation, and Apple and Google may be affected

The New York Times reported today that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation, will work with the White House to introduce new rules to regulate car navigation systems. Navigators and mapping apps on smartphones are expected to be included in the regulation. It is not yet known how Apple, Google, and some traffic-related apps that report traffic jams and police check speeding areas will comply with the new rules.

Existing U.S. law prohibits talking on the phone or texting while driving, but there are no clear rules for distracted map navigation while driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration would have the power to regulate maps, navigation apps, and make some restrictions, according to reporters who have seen the draft of the new rules.

At present, the news has caused a strong response in the United States. Car companies with built-in navigation systems support the new regulations. But technology companies that develop navigation applications believe they do not need to comply, claiming that the new regulations are unrealistic and difficult to enforce, on the grounds that smartphones are not only used in cars, and not only in navigators.

The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a notice last year asking navigation software to volunteer to operate within two seconds. Although the industry has adhered to the notice, calculations show that if you are traveling at 100 kilometers per hour, a car can travel 50 meters in two seconds. This reaction distance is not safe.