We are law breakers. We bend rules. We believe that we are invincible and we have a "it won't happen to me" mentality. Utah law prohibits texting while driving. I'm going to guess this also includes tweeting, searching for a restaurant, or setting a reminder to do something. The problem is, we do it anyway. If you do not, I am proud of you and applaud your dedication to the safety of yourself and others on the road. However, the problem may not lie with you. You may not text and drive but your neighbor may and she may end up causing a wreck because she wasn't paying attention to the road. This could result in serious injury, loss of property, or premature death. Now, what if you had convinced your neighbor to get an iPhone 4S? Everything could have been different. Very different....with Siri.
Siri is the new personal assistant built into every iPhone 4S. Siri is voice recognition software that goes above and beyond almost all voice technology we have ever used before, especially in a cell phone. Let me lay out a few scenrios for you. Scenario A will be without an iPhone 4S and Scenario B will be with an iPhone 4S and the personal assistant Siri.
Scenario A
You are driving and you receive the text, "I love you" from your wife. You pick up your phone to read the text. You feel so good inside that she loves you that you have to respond right then to tell her that you love her too. The car in front of you stops suddenly and since you had taken your eyes off the road to text back, you rear end the car.
Scenario B
You are driving and you receive the text, "I love you" from your wife. You ask Siri to read the text message to you. You feel so good inside that she loves you. You then speak to Siri telling her to send a text to your wife telling her that you love her too. The car in front of you stops suddenly but you are prepared and hit your brakes to avoid a collision.
Scenario A
Your Boss calls and informs you of a meeting scheduled for Thursday at 2 PM. You know that if you don't put the appointment in your phone right away that you will forget. So you start putting the appointment in your calendar and run a red light, slamming into another car in the intersection.
Scenario B
Your Boss calls and informs you of a meeting scheduled for Thursday at 2 PM. You know that if you don't put the appointment in your phone right away that you will forget. So rather than manually inputting the appointment, you tell Siri to book the appointment for you. Siri happily does this and you are able to stop safely at the red light.
Scenario A
You are driving and need to call your brother-in law to let him know you snagged some free tickets to the Creed concert. You realize that he is at work and will only be reachable at his office phone. Naturally you don't have this number memorized and will need to flip through your address book to find his work number. This causes you to take your eyes off the road and you end up side swiping the median on the freeway.
Scenario B
You are driving and need to call your brother-in law to let him know you snagged some free tickets to the Creed concert. You realize that he is at work and will only be reachable at his office phone. Of course you don't have this number memorized and so you ask Siri to call your brother-in law at his work number. Siri dials and you continue on safely within the limits of your lane.
The temptation to take our eyes off the road has never been greater. We have more distractions around us than ever before. Siri makes a strong case for widespread adoption because Siri may not only save you time, she may save your life!
Scenario A
You are driving and need to call your brother-in law to let him know you snagged some free tickets to the Creed concert. You realize that he is at work and will only be reachable at his office phone. Naturally you don't have this number memorized and will need to flip through your address book to find his work number. This causes you to take your eyes off the road and you end up side swiping the median on the freeway.
Scenario B
You are driving and need to call your brother-in law to let him know you snagged some free tickets to the Creed concert. You realize that he is at work and will only be reachable at his office phone. Of course you don't have this number memorized and so you ask Siri to call your brother-in law at his work number. Siri dials and you continue on safely within the limits of your lane.
The temptation to take our eyes off the road has never been greater. We have more distractions around us than ever before. Siri makes a strong case for widespread adoption because Siri may not only save you time, she may save your life!
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