Will apps in cars provide to be too much distraction for drivers?

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Foursquare at forty miles per hour and Yelp in the fast lane mean that drivers will be as connected as they would be if they were surfing their smartphones behind the wheel. How will car companies customize the services to reduce the distractions?

There have been the sexy horsepower wars and dull best-in-class fuel-efficiency battles. Now automakers are fighting an undeclared, escalating war over in-dash apps, worrying regulators about even …

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