Smartphones will be required to have Pilot Mode!

Many foreign media have reported that the US Federal Motor Vehicle Safety regulators are trying to find ways to reduce car accidents due to using phones while driving. The first step is that they will require Apple, Samsung and many smartphone makers to create and implement the Pilot Mode in their product. Pilot mode will restrict the functions of the phone, very much like what the Flight Mode does. It is so that drivers can fully concentrate on driving on the road.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will release a set of voluntary guidelines. It will require he deployment of the Pilot or Driver Mode, or a feature that restrict access to pecific applications and functions while driving. Smartphones have become not only a communication device, it has many other uses as well. Distraction while driving is very dangerous, and it could lead to accidents, causing severe injuries or death. There have been similar guidelines in the past. However, this is the first time the guidelines specifically points to portable device manufacturers.

Whether smartphone brands will comply with these guidelines is not clear. However, there are some brands which have made a driving mode for users. Take Apple for instance, the company has developed a mode for car use called CarPlay. Introduced in 2014, this function allows users to connect any compatible services in a car through a smartphone for comfort. By giving orders or requests via Siri, users don’t have to look at the phone screen and be distracted. Hopefully, more smartphone brands will implement this feature in the near future.

Pilot Mode: A necessity

Having Pilot has become a necessity now, with the safety of drivers now on the line. In the future, we hope that many smartphone manufacturers will include this feature, which will be a tremendous help for reducing accidents.