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Driving Question
Driving Question
How can we create an app that automatically responds to a message for a driver, so they don't lose focus or get into a serious accident?
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Introduction
MIT App Inventor is an intuitive, visual programming environment that allows everyone – even children – to build fully functional apps for Android phones, iPhones, and Android/iOS tablets. Those new to MIT App Inventor can have a simple first app up and running in less than 30 minutes. And what's more, our blocks-based tool facilitates the creation of complex, high-impact apps in significantly less time than traditional programming environments. The MIT App Inventor project seeks to democratize software development by empowering all people, especially young people, to move from technology consumption to technology creation.
Texting and driving causes drivers to lose focus and it causes accidents. This can sometimes lead to the death of the driver, any passengers, or the occupants of the other car(s). In the year 2020, over 3,000 people were killed because of distracted driving. Also, a study performed by the AAA Foundation in 2015, proved that 58% of teen crashes were caused by distractions and that cell phone usage was the highest distraction. To help solve this dangerous issue, we need to make an app that drivers can use to minimize phone usage. Our app will have an automatic message that will be sent to anyone that texts the user while the app is running. The user will be able to customize their message as well, which will be stored in a database. The user can also choose to have an active text to speech component, which speaks the incoming message aloud.
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