The problem for the NHTSA is that these are all just guidelines. Not only are these guidelines voluntary (meaning car makers could choose to forego implementing a special driver mode), but if the terms seem too onerous, users will just opt to not connect their phones to their car to begin with. Moreover, as SlashGear points out, there are already problems with systems like CarPlay and Android Auto working with third-party apps on phones. You can’t use Google Maps with CarPlay, which leads many users to just mount their phone and run the maps that way… More at Gizmodo.
I can understand why the government would want to do such a thing, but it is so difficult to enforce that it appears to be a waste of time.
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McGST 
They can’t do that. People with older cars like me, use their phone to have an updated dashboard (Ulysse Speedometer), Googlemaps and what not. I can’t stand people driving and talking on their phones, especially when they have their little ones strapped in on the backseat!
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