Research from the automobile industry and various technology companies have shown for years that holding and talking on a cell phone is no more distracting than other activities drivers participate in while driving. Yet, lawmakers still pushed the point of banning hand-held phone usage while driving as it “played” well in the media. […]

The U.S. Government is increasingly looking at requiring that the black boxes in autos collect more and more data. As telematics is beginning to reach substantial numbers in the market, it is realistic to assume that the industry will see regulations (of some type) on the data that telematics service providers must monitor/store/provide.