It may sound like a statement of the blindingly obvious , but it ’s been said nonetheless .
The U.S. Secretary of Transportation , Pete Buttigieg , has warn drivers not to get behind the bicycle of their car while wearing Apple ’s new Vision Pro assorted - reality headset .
Yes , it appears that wearing Apple ’s clunky headset while hurry along the highway at maximum upper is unlikely to improve your driving power but instead transport you hurtle into a stationary object that most definitely wo n’t be virtual or augmented but very much genuine .
You see , the Vision Pro , for those who have n’t clocked it yet , is not a head - up presentation offering enhanced drive capabilities . It’sa “ spatial computer,”according to Apple . In other words , it ’s a gimmick that ’s hypothesize to enhance your productiveness , a machine plan to almost - but - not - quite - yet replace your Mac , a gadget offering entertainment alternative that donotinclude driving in your car with multiple distractions and an obscured view .
Buttigieg felt the need to state the obviousafter seeing a video of a manwearing the Vision Pro headset while drive a Tesla Cybertruck . We say “ driving , ” but here , we use the term in the loosest potential sense . After all , the individual behind the roulette wheel is show with both hand off the wheel — let ’s hope the fomite is at the very least in Autopilot — while perform an regalia of hand gestures that intimate he ’s wrapped up in various task within the Vision Pro .
“ Reminder — ALL advanced equipment driver aid systems available today call for the human driver to be in control and fully engaged in the drive task at all times , ” Buttigieg wrote in his post on X , formerly Twitter .
Under a heading on Apple ’s website that says , “ Safely use your Apple Vision Pro , ” the tech fellowship explains that the machine has “ built - in safety features to help forbid collisions and falls , ” although these “ collisions ” refer to the type where you might bump into a wall , not slam into the back of a bus .
Apple has n’t told driver not to use the Vision Pro while driving because it think it was obvious . But it may now have to add such an instruction to its website .
Until now , the company has unloose ad and other promotional textile showing the headset being used around the home plate and on an aircraft ( by a rider , not the pilot , but hey , give it time ) . During one - to - one Apple Store demonstration of the Vision Pro for potential customers , Apple has evenset up a “ living room ” environmentto make the experience as naturalistic as possible . It does not have alongside it the interior of an automobile .
Whether Vision Pro customers heed Buttigieg ’s word of advice remains to be fancy , but we have a feeling it wo n’t be too long before we take of the first individual to be pull up for wearing the headset while driving .
