[LINK] Google Glass wearer driving charge dismissed (California)

Jan Whitaker jwhit at janwhitaker.com
Fri Jan 17 19:01:11 AEDT 2014



Cecilia Abadie, California Motorist, Cleared In Google Glass Case

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/16/cecilia-abadie_n_4613257.html
By JULIE WATSON 01/16/14 07:01 PM ET EST

SAN DIEGO (AP) ­ A San Diego traffic court threw 
out a citation Thursday against a woman who 
authorities said was driving while wearing the 
Google Glass computer-in-eyeglass device.

Commissioner John Blair ruled that Cecilia Abadie 
was not guilty because the code she was cited for 
requires proof that the device was in operation.

Blair found there was no proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

Abadie is believed to be the first motorist cited 
for wearing Google Glass while driving. She was 
also found not guilty of speeding.

Abadie, a software developer, is among some 
30,000 people called "explorers" who have been 
selected to try out Google Glass before the 
technology becomes widely available to the public later this year.

The device on a kind of glass-wear frame features 
a thumbnail-size transparent display above the right eye.

Abadie was pulled over in October on a San Diego 
freeway. The California Highway Patrol officer 
saw she was wearing Google Glass and tacked on a 
citation usually given to people driving while a 
video or TV screen is on in the front of their vehicle.

Abadie had pleaded not guilty to both charges in 
San Diego traffic court. Her attorney William 
Concidine previously said the device was not activated when she was driving.

The CHP previously declined comment. At the time 
of Abadie's citation, the agency said anything 
that takes a driver's attention from the road is dangerous.

The lightweight frames are equipped with a hidden 
camera and tiny display that responds to voice 
commands. The technology can be used to do things 
such as check email, learn background about 
something the wearer is looking at, or to get driving directions.

Legislators in at least three states ­ Delaware, 
New Jersey and West Virginia ­ have introduced 
bills that would ban driving with Google Glass.

Google's website contains an advisory for users: 
"Read up and follow the law. Above all, even when 
you're following the law, don't hurt yourself or 
others by failing to pay attention to the road."



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