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Great technology for enriching the main broadcast with graphics and other information about the talent, the music. Such technology may well be more suitable for a hifi unit rather than a car. The latter may direct the driver's attention to the radio's rich information display instead of concentrating on the road.
Diverting attention away from the road may well be similar to why there are laws against using a mobile phone whilst driving. That is why I suggest that such sophisticated radios be for the lounge room. If such technology is available for the car, such technology should only be operable when the car is parked or not available for the driver to access. That is in a similar way that car DVD players cannot be accessed by the driver during driving.
Anyway running text containing station ID, weather forecast, song title/artist is already available on DAB+ and FM's RDS. Despite this, the driver must concetrate on the road.
Regards
Anthony of exciting Belfield