Now email while you drive

LONDON,UK:A new generation of computerised dashboard devices that will bring Internet access to the driver's seat are about to be unveiled, says an ANI report.

The Wi-Fi-enabled gadgets, which are being developed by technology companies such as Intel and Google in conjunction with car manufacturers, will allow drivers to compose voice-activated e-mails on the move, call up restaurant reviews as they reach their destination and use 3D maps to navigate while their passengers watch movies.

The devices will go on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week.

However, motoring organisations have warned the so-called "infotainment" systems will distract drivers and increase the risk of accidents.

Duncan Vernon, from the road safety team at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, acknowledged that sat-nav systems could help motorists, but warned that too much gadgetry was dangerous.

"All drivers have to navigate when they are behind the wheel, and technology such as sat-navs can help drivers do this when used appropriately," the Scotsman quoted Vernon as saying.(ANI)