New ways to drive distracted.

• Position: STATELINE - Infotainment systems - Brief article

Safety advocates are worried about new, irresistible technology soon going into the dashboard of cars. "Infotainment systems" include 10-inch screens above gearshifts that show high-definition videos, 3-D maps and Web pages. "This is irresponsible at best and pernicious at worst," Nicholas A. Ashford, a technology policy professor at MIT, told The New York Times, citing research showing the risks of distracted...