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ARTICLE · 05 MAY 2015

Wearing Technology Whilst Driving

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Google Glass is a wearable computer with an optical head mounted display. The wearer is enabled to communicate with the internet via voice commands.

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Anneke Meiring
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Mpho Manyala
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Google Glass is a wearable computer with an optical head mounted display. The wearer is enabled to communicate with the internet via voice commands. The glasses visually connect the wearer to an Android-run heads up display that offers many of the features of an Android smartphone, and connects the wearer to many of Google's key cloud features (for example apps, calendar, and Gmail). Numerous third party apps can also be accessed in this manner.

The use of Google Glass and smart watches is likely to fall within the ambit of the National Road Traffic Act 93 of 1996, which states:

308A. Prohibition on use of communication device while driving

(1) No person shall drive a vehicle on a public road-

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