英语外刊阅读精讲：苹果公司该为这场车祸背锅吗(原声音频)

2018-09-25 16:34:47来源：新东方在线

　　Wilhelm was charged with manslaughter in the case, but the family thinks the iPhone's manufacturer, Apple, is also to blame.

　　At issue is the FaceTime app, which comes preloaded on iPhones and iPads. The Modisettes' lawsuit says iPhones should detect whether a user is driving a car and disable the attention-consuming video chat app.

　　In a lawsuit filed a day before the second anniversary of the crash, the family says iPhones have the ability to tell whether the phone is in motion and how fast it's going, via built-in accelerometers and GPS.

　　“Yet Defendant Apple, Inc., failed to configure the iPhone 6 Plus to 'lock-out' the ability for a driver to utilize (Apple's) 'FaceTime' application, while driving at highway speeds,” the lawsuit says.

　　The Modisettes' case is yet another example of drivers' crashing while distracted by apps on their smartphones.

　　Last week, a Canadian teenager who crashed his vehicle was charged with texting while driving.

　　And British government officials are to meet with smartphone manufacturers this year to pressure them to introduce a “drive safe” mode, according to the International Business Times.

　　Apple did not respond to messages from The Washington Post seeking comment over the weekend.

　　The company also has not responded to the Modisettes' lawsuit, according to the AP.

　　From January to June 2016, highway deaths increased 10.4 percent compared with the same period a year earlier, according to the New York Times. A major cause: the use of apps on Internet-connected smartphones.ign up

　　Another New York Times story on distracted driving said phone and technology companies argue that such lockout services are unreliable.

　　“They argue that they cannot shut down a driver's service without the potential of mistakenly shutting off a passenger's phone or that of someone riding on a train or bus,” the New York Times said.

　　In a statement issued for that story, Apple stressed its view that responsibility lies with drivers.

　　来源：Washingtonpost

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