Driverless cars could be the perfect host for e-commerce, says Perfecto

With the vast majority of road crashes attributed to driver error, the issue of distracted driving has become a popular subject of discussion. The integration of connected technologies in new cars allows drivers to surf the Internet and receive travel updates and point of interest (POI) notifications whilst driving.

Currently, developers have to ensure that such features do not interfere with the driver’s view of the road or concentration. However, with driver assistance functions able to take certain scenarios out of the driver’s hands and eventually lead to driverless cars, could the dashboard open up to a new world of functionality?