Glass Tesla
Consumer and social
car companion app
SHOW HN2013
96points
49comments
#235of 1,739 in 2013
Top 14%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
2 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 8 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score -0.41.
Idea: 2 for, 5 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
Objections
Glass use while driving will likely be banned like phone use
From 3 comments
Id imagine that Google Glass will fall under the same laws banning cell phones and electronics while driving so Im not so sure how much potential this has besides putting the…
moocow01 on HNAs others have said, Glass + driving will lead to increased accidents and will likely be banned in the same manner as texting while driving. A recent study by AAA showed that…
molbioguy on HNGoogle Glass will probably be banned when driving (and rightly so - it'll also be much easier to catch people using Glass than mobile phones). I think something like Siri is much…
k-mcgrady on HN
Glass is easy to spot and may distract drivers
From 1 comment
Because it's attached to your face and incredibly easy to spot/very noticeable. People can easily text on phones by holding it by their lap out of sight of passing…
k-mcgrady on HN
Glass could enable surveillance and privacy concerns
From 1 comment
Doesn't Google Glass force all apps to communicate via Google's servers? When I read the API the day it was announced, it certainly seemed that way. So basically Google Glass is…
jaekwon on HN
Requests
Use Glass in regular cars via OBD-II
From 2 comments
Wouldn't it be possible to do something like that for "normal" cars too, using the ODB2 interface (that, by law, car makers have to include since years). Use an ODB2 Bluetooth…
Spittie on HNAre there any Glass applications for regular cars?
cantankerous on HN
Questions
How many people own both Glass and a Tesla?
From 1 comment
This is pretty cool. How many people have both though?
tchae on HN
Alternatives named
Android OBD-II Bluetooth dongle apps
From 1 comment
There are already a lot of projects for Android that do just that. Plenty of Bluetooth ODB2 dongles for sale for doing it as well. For instance:…
BHSPitMonkey on HN