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Google Glass driver Abadie has case dropped | |
(about 11 hours later) | |
A woman issued with a traffic ticket for driving while wearing Google Glass has had her case dropped in California. | |
Cecilia Abadie was pulled over and given a ticket for speeding and wearing the smart spectacles while driving on 30 October. | Cecilia Abadie was pulled over and given a ticket for speeding and wearing the smart spectacles while driving on 30 October. |
A San Diego court commissioner ruled on Thursday he had found no proof the device was operating at the time. | |
She was cited for breaking a California law barring motorists from watching TV while driving. | |
After the ruling, Ms Abadie, who develops Web and mobile applications, said the glasses do not give drivers any "blind spots". | |
"I believe we have to start experimenting with devices like this," Ms Abadie told reporters. "A hands-free device is safer than a cell phone." | |
She was one of an estimated 30,000 people initially selected to try the device before it becomes widely available this year. | She was one of an estimated 30,000 people initially selected to try the device before it becomes widely available this year. |
Device 'turned off' | Device 'turned off' |
In October, Ms Abadie was pulled over by a California Highway Patrol officer for driving at 80mph (128km/h) in a 65mph zone on Interstate 15 in San Diego. | |
The officer observed Ms Abadie wearing Google Glass and cited her for using a visible "monitor", a charge typically issued to people driving while watching a television screen. | The officer observed Ms Abadie wearing Google Glass and cited her for using a visible "monitor", a charge typically issued to people driving while watching a television screen. |
The device includes eyeglass frames equipped with a camera and small display controlled by voice command. | The device includes eyeglass frames equipped with a camera and small display controlled by voice command. |
Ms Abadie has argued the device was not turned on when she was pulled over. | Ms Abadie has argued the device was not turned on when she was pulled over. |
Court Commissioner John Blair said during the hearing he believed Google Glass fell under "the purview and intent" of the ban on driving with a monitor. | |
But he said there was "no testimony it was operating or in use while Ms Abadie was driving". |
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