SOUTH CAROLINA (WCIV) — It’s time to put the phone down when you get in your car. Starting Sept. 1, 2025, the Hands-free And Distracted Driving Act is in effect, cracking down on distracted driving in ...

Automakers such as Ford, GM and Tesla have touted their hands-free driving technology as the future of driving in recent years. A combination of lawsuits and crashes show that these systems aren’t as ...

South Carolina's hands-free driving act prohibits holding phones while driving. A grace period will be in effect, during which warnings will be issued. Fines for violations start at $100 for the first ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - South Carolina’s law looking to curb distracted driving is now in effect. Enforcement of the change, impacting millions of people every day, begins with a six-month warning ...

HOLDING THEIR PHONE WHILE DRIVING. RIGHT? NOT AT ALL, CAROL. IN THE HOUR THAT WE RODE ALONG WITH SPARTANBURG POLICE OFFICERS EARLIER TODAY, WE SAW TWO PEOPLE GET PULLED OVER FOR HOLDING THEIR CELL ...

Rivian is calling its new hands-free semi-autonomous driving subscription Autonomy+. Owners can subscribe to the tech for $50 a month or pay $2,500 for full access. The electric vehicle automaker is ...

Law enforcement officials across Iowa have issued 6,300 distracted driving warnings since the new hands-free legislation signed into law by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, went into effect on July 1, Sgt.

That headline is not a typo. During Rivian’s Autonomy and AI Day in Palo Alto, California on Thursday, the automaker announced its new Universal Hands-Free (UHF) hands-free driver-assist system, and ...

A social media account that positions itself as an authority on the North Carolina General Assembly posted false information about the state’s driving laws — triggering a wave of inaccurate news ...

Rivian says it plans to have hands-free point-to-point driver assistance available in late 2026. This will eventually lead to the brand's roll-out of an eyes-off, truly autonomous system at a later ...

Rivian Automotive, Inc (NASDAQ: RIVN) is expanding hands-free assisted driving and rolling out new software updates that give drivers more control, customization across Gen 1 and Gen 2 vehicles. After ...