Count me in on the side of LaHood here. While having internet connectivity for passengers may be fine, there's little good about having such a distraction for drivers.
LaHood, speaking at a conference he convened on distracted driving, said that automakers have supported bans on text messaging and hand-held cellphone use while driving.
But at the same time they have introduced other distractions.
"In recent days and weeks we've seen news stories about carmakers adding technology in vehicles that lets drivers update Facebook, surf the Web or do any number of other things instead of driving safely," he said. "Features that pull drivers' hands, eyes and attention away from the road are distractions."
