‘Using event study analysis, we show that music streaming - an indicator for smartphone use, where streaming most often occurs - sharply increases, by nearly 40%, on dates of major music album releases, while U.S. traffic fatalities increase by nearly 15% on those same days.’
I suppose 40 years ago traffic accidents would increase when albums were released because we were all rushing to the mall to get to The Wherehouse to buy the new album and some blank TDK 90 minute cassettes for the primitive version of filesharing.
There are a number of songs that, when played while driving, may cause me to drive faster and more aggressively. Example- Molly Hatchet: Flirtin’ with Disaster. The effect is magnified dramatically when I am driving my muscle cars 
Causation does not equal Correlation.
Considering many drivers now use car-play and carry their music around on their phone (I do), I’d suggest the touch screens that allow you to use car-play and use your phone are the cause of the accidents.
There is fiddling on each device to get that new album to play. That takes your attention off of the road and results in accidents. Yeah, we should not fiddle with that stuff when we drive…but we do…and that can result in accidents.
I use voice commands to change SiriusXM channels, raise/lower volume, and change HVAC temp and fan speeds. This allows me to focus on the view ahead and to keep my hands on the wheel. If someone’s vehicle has voice command capability, I urge its use, in the interest of safety.
Based on horrible new ■■■■ that masquerades as “music” I’d say most drivers committed suicide to stop intense pain from radio
Good suggestion
.. but given how many people I see driving newer cars that clearly have that technology talking with their phones in their hand…
Clearly, there is a lacking technical competence.
Any GPS system is a big distraction. When I enter a destination in the GPS search function, I pull over. This is often on the street in front of my house, and I don’t want to hit anyone, especially my neighbors. It takes less than a minute to set up directions or check traffic for the best route.
I also pull over if I am entering the destination manually, but I’ve lately gotten into the habit of doing it via voice commands. Voice command requests for a destination seem to work ~98% of the time, and if I’m not successful with that method, then I pull into a parking lot in order to do it manually.
+1
While I don’t see this as often as I did a few years ago, I still see some people driving late-model luxury vehicles–which definitely have both Apple and Android compatibility–holding a phone to their ear.
That is a great habit to develop… I wish more people did this but many do not!
My car has voice command that works with the nav system but I use Waze from my carplay. It, too, uses voice commands as does Google Maps. It works OK.
A pet peeve, however, is if I set my Waze to the destination on my phone before I get in the car, it will not transfer that to carplay. Google Maps will (same darn company so whazzup with that?) but I prefer Waze.
Voice command for anything in my 2025 Rav4 has been flawless.
Press the steering wheel button and say- text {insert name} and it takes your voice and converts to a text message. If I receive a text, it will ask if I want it read aloud. I can then respond via voice to text as well.
Call {insert name} works equally well.
But what is amazing is the ability to just say “take me to {insert destination}” and it automatically maps and starts providing directions. It’ll take addresses or business names or even “closest gas station” for example.
Voice to text has dramatically improved in accuracy.
+1, on all points, TT!
But, here is a “pro tip”, which I learned recently. If you are trying to find a doctor’s office, DO NOT say “MD”, because it will route you to a doctor with a similar name in Maryland!
No problem for me! 
Of course! You have MD MDs.
Does your Tesla allow you to type a destination while driving?
Toyota/Lexus vehicles must be stopped to type a destination into the navigation display. Most features in the display menus are “grayed out” while the vehicle is in motion. To reset a maintenance reminder, I must stop the vehicle.
I’ve never tried it at high speed. Under 15 mph I can type in destinations. There are some actions prevented while underway, but using the GPS isn’t one of them.
I thought it would be lower now since lots of things could be done on voice commands and doesn’t need to be done manually.