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Software Holds Cell Phone Calls While Driving

Posted by kdawson on from the hang-up-and-drive dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Canadian company Aegis Mobility has developed software that detects if a cell phone is moving at 'car' speeds. If so, the software, DriveAssistT, will alert the cellular network, telling it to hold calls and text messages until the drive is over. Calls are not blocked entirely; callers will be notified that the person appears to be driving, but they can still leave an emergency voice mail, which will be sent through immediately."

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  1. Some facts by eightball · · Score: 5, Informative

    From here

    Key Features:
    Automatic initiation of service
    Passenger override capability
    911 always allowed
    Inbound caller message is played that the subscriber is driving
    Inbound caller is routed to voicemail and text messages are stored and forwarded later
    Outbound calls and text messages are disallowed
    Priority notification is supported as an option
    Location requests are optional, when permission is granted by the subscriber
    Accept list of numbers assures user control over privacy of context information

    but don't let that get into your 2 minutes of hate.