Morning all. 
 

i have seen recent chatter on other forums of video play on the infotainment system being possible with use of a few apps using android. 
 

has anyone manage to obtain this functionality using iPhone at all? 
 

ideally YouTube play is all I would really need personally however any video functionality would be great if achievable.

 

thanks in advance. 

The question is why would you want to have video appearing on the infotainment system whilst the vehicle is in motion? 

On 05/03/2022 at 01:58, Blue44 said:

Morning all. 
 

i have seen recent chatter on other forums of video play on the infotainment system being possible with use of a few apps using android. 
 

has anyone manage to obtain this functionality using iPhone at all? 
 

ideally YouTube play is all I would really need personally however any video functionality would be great if achievable.

 

thanks in advance. 

 

Any idea how this is possible? Not sure if want to use it while driving but handy if I'm waiting in the car for any prolonged period of time.

Well it would be illegal in the UK as it would be classed as a distraction and there's already enough drongos on the road who use mobiles and try to watch tablets on the move🤦

I think the question was about if that feature could be added at all not when it would be used. Tou got such a feature in Tesla and no one is asking when someone would play games. Altough I believe you can't do it while driving 

Hopefully they will make sure it's not going to be available. If the temptation is there, then someone will almost inevitably find a way to activate it.

 

If I want to watch something when I'm having a break in driving (which is seldom, even on long distance journeys), I take my tablet with me and tether it to my mobile phone or watch any of the movies etc in the tablet's memory card (512Gb)

For video while driving contact MTL.

 

I personaly have this function enabled.. It's qul to have on long drive with kids in car - let's say that the watch some cartoon etc..

 

 

But for Android / Apple this can not be done withouth root access to phone device..

Edited 8 March, 20224 yr by sdolenec

I'd like to know what traffic/motoring law says in regard to this in Slovenia. 

 

Try doing this modification in the UK and it was seen by a road traffic police officer, you're going to be looking at a heavy fine, penalty points as well as possible disqualification etc. 

 

Not worth it. Get a couple of cheap tablets power adapter with leads and tablet holders put them on the seat back and be done with it. So much cheaper than the legal expenses and penalties. 

Edited 8 March, 20224 yr by TheWanderer

I was just answering question. Legal stuff was not the question..

47 minutes ago, sdolenec said:

Legal stuff was not the question..

We would be failing our moral duty of care if we didn't point out when something illegal was being asked about.

Edited 8 March, 20224 yr by PetrolDave

On 08/03/2022 at 16:30, PetrolDave said:

We would be failing our moral duty of care if we didn't point out when something illegal was being asked about.

 

On 08/03/2022 at 13:16, TheWanderer said:

I'd like to know what traffic/motoring law says in regard to this in Slovenia. 

 

Try doing this modification in the UK and it was seen by a road traffic police officer, you're going to be looking at a heavy fine, penalty points as well as possible disqualification etc. 

 

Not worth it. Get a couple of cheap tablets power adapter with leads and tablet holders put them on the seat back and be done with it. So much cheaper than the legal expenses and penalties. 

First of all, The Wanderer… I’m not entirely certain where your high horse came from. 
 

My OP merely asked if this had been attained as yet. There was no mention of the vehicle being in motion. However to clarify for your own piece of mind .. common sense would prevail and I wouldn’t be using it while in motion. I am a DofE leader and do a lot of sitting around and waiting during the summer.. therefore I want this facility available to me within my vehicle instead of using a tablet.. which might I add is now an offence with the engine running. 
 

Secondly.. the above brings me nicely onto the law. Put simply, you’re wrong. Moving image on a display is not illegal at all. If it were we wouldn’t have a moving map function on our dashboards and moving digital displays.

 

Audi and Merc have had moving image split screens since the early naughties in their top end vehicles.  
 

What does complete the offence however is dangerous driving or indeed driving without due care. While watching a moving image while driving is NOT an offence. It becomes a contributing factor to the above offences. 
 

likewise not wearing shoes.. or wearing inappropriate footwear. They are contributing factors. 
 

That said.. I would support the introduction of its own offence should it be introduced into traffic law. 
 

I am a roads policing officer of nine years. 
 

now… back on trend. Has anyone managed it yet? 

When I said about this, I was thinking not about Sat nav, but more along the lines of streaming services such as Notflix, Amazon video as well as ITV hub, BBC Iplayer etc, which can setup to stream content to other devices. 

9 hours ago, Blue44 said:

That said.. I would support the introduction of its own offence should it be introduced into traffic law. 

In the UK, where The Wanderer and I both live, such a law already exists, and AFAIK a similar law exists in the EU - which is why WHEN A VIDEO IS BEING WATCHED car manufacturers blank the infotainment screens above a certain (very low) speed.

4 hours ago, PetrolDave said:

In the UK, where The Wanderer and I both live, such a law already exists, and AFAIK a similar law exists in the EU - which is why WHEN A VIDEO IS BEING WATCHED car manufacturers blank the infotainment screens above a certain (very low) speed.

Hi Dave 

 

You won’t find that law. As it doesn’t exist mate. 
 

Naturally the new phone legislation clamps down and makes streaming from a mobile device an offence. Likewise watching and filming footage. But the actual act of watching something on a fitted screen is not an offence. 

 

As stated. It would merely be a contributing factor to such offences as dangerous drive and other related traffic law. 
 

There is no specific law that prevents one from being able to watch a moving image on a fitted screen. 
 

All of this is a bit of a silly discussion however as that’s not my intended use

 

2 hours ago, Blue44 said:

You won’t find that law. As it doesn’t exist mate. 

 

What about "The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986, no one is permitted to drive if they can see a screen - unless it is displaying information."

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8966729/Shocking-moment-motorists-caught-camera-watching-TV-driving-heavy-traffic.html

From memory that’s the closest you would get. 
 

However if you read part 2 of the legislation you will see how outdated it is. It was written in an era before LCD screens and digital displays and is therefore open for interpretation and challenge. 
 

For example. The screen in our Octavias is capable of showing a display numerous displays such as Apple Music, Spotify, BBC Sounds, podcasts, Callander and so on. None of these would help me get to my destination or with the status of my vehicle. Yet in the parameters of this legislation I would be commuting an offence in seeing said screens while driving…

 

Granted.. a moving image such as let’s say.. YouTube would be considered a more severe use however.. the legislation doesn't allow for scale.  Thus leaving it open to be quashed. 
 

This is why dangerous or careless driving becomes the go to. If I was to see a vehicle taking a corner slightly wide or having been in a bump and it can be proven that the driver had been watching a moving image on his or her screen. I’d be prosecuting them for dangerous driving.  
 

The legislation needs re writing in a number of areas. Like painting the forth bridge. 

Standing still you already can watch movies. Just put them on your foon. 

With obdeleven you can change settings so you can watch while driving. Don't see the use but it's possible