January 14th, 2026

Student Exposes the Risk of Touch Screens in Cars

Name: Student Exposes the Risk of Touch Screens in Cars
Uploaded: 2026-01-14T17:00:00+00:00
Duration: 6 min 57 s
Description: Seokhyun Hwang is a PHD student at UW and is looking into the impact of touchscreens in cars. Do they make us safer, or do they just make us more distracted? How focused on the road are we really when we have all this tech? Listen to Seattle's Morning News w/ Charlie Harger and Manda Factor every weekday at 5am on KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM or go to MyNorthwest.com to learn more!

Seokhyun Hwang is a PHD student at UW and is looking into the impact of touchscreens in cars. Do they make us safer, or do they just make us more distracted? How focused on the road are we really when we have all this tech?

Listen to Seattle's Morning News w/ Charlie Harger and Manda Factor every weekday at 5am on KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM or go to MyNorthwest.com to learn more!