“Siri, take me home.” 
I’m speeding along a freeway in a 2016 Corvette Stingray convertible, a horse-stuffed, muscle-bound beast that also happens to be one of the first cars to come equipped with the new Apple CarPlay, the new software platform that promises to mind-meld the two most vital pieces of technology in many of our lives: The smartphone and the car. The top is down, the sun is shining, and as Siri is seamlessly projecting my navigation request onto the car’s touchscreen,I can’t help but feel like I’m living in the future—even it’s the sort of near future that I know will feel commonplace in a year. 
For almost a decade, auto manufacturers have been racing to bring bigger touchscreens, more sensors, and all sorts of ever-fancier bells and whistles into their vehicles’ cockpits. I can almost imagine the meetings held at HQ: “People love tech, lets give them as much as we can!” 
Of course, there’s an SUV-sized problem with this logic. Driving—at least driving safely—requires a whole lot of attention. And while car companies’ inclination to turn their vehicles into mobile situation rooms certainly has its perks (hey, I love having hundreds of satellite radio stations as much as the next guy), it’s also created serious safety issues, thanks to the pesky reality of distracted drivers. 

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