A Mazda Super Bowl ad showcasing the connected capabilities of its new cars became the poster child for distracted driving during a day-long summit held by the Senate commerce committee.
The ad showed a a fleeting glimpse of a driver updating his Facebook page from the center console as he was driving down the road.
That set off alarm bells among committee staffers worried that cars, device and software manufacturers are headed in a direction that could lead to distracted drivers and more accidents.
"Technology may be part of our daily habits, but using these devices while driving is becoming a fatal vice that threatens to undo the remarkable progress we have made to improve highway safety," wrote Sen.
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