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Article: Study: Some navigation systems threaten safety.(Brief Article)
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- Automotive News
- Article date:
- December 6, 1999
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TORONTO - A Dutch study of the way drivers use navigation systems in cars has found that some systems on the market are so cluttered and difficult to use that they threaten driver safety.
The worst appear to be systems with overly detailed displays, especially those that try to render maps in natural colors or photo-realistic pictures. Those with multifunction buttons also are difficult to use, the researchers said.
The study was ordered by the Dutch government, which wants to issue a standard for such systems.
Wiel Janssen, a senior scientist at the TNO Human Factors Research Institute in the Netherlands, told a technical panel at last month's ...