Carmakers Tout Audio Facebook as Agencies Seek Texting Curb
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As Toyota Motor Corp. promotes new in-car technology letting drivers make restaurant reservations on OpenTable.com and use Bing to search the Internet, regulators are still seeking to discourage mobile-phone use.
Audible Facebook updates and steering-wheel controls that let drivers buy movie tickets and check stock prices went on display at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week. Daimler AG is developing technology to let customers summon road information on the windshield with a wave of the hand.