Rectified problem pairing to and communicating with the bSafeBeacon that became apparent after upgrading to iOS11. Fixed issue that policy enforcement would not be removed correctly at end of journey if the driver was in a call. This would result in the phone remaining locked and silent until the journey was manually ended, or phone moved away from the bSafeBeacon
Could businesses be sued for texting employees who are driving?
Attorney Steve Gursten, who heads Michigan Auto Law and lectures on this legal concept of "remote texter liability," said he believes that as distracted driving continues to be a cause of auto accidents, businesses in Michigan could eventually become legally liable in negligence cases linked to texting.
$10M Florida settlement
..The texting was discovered after the injured person's attorney downloaded the driver's cellphone records. The case was ultimately settled for $10 million, Gursten said.
Police begin enforcing Washington's distracted driving law
The Associated Press January 03,
The new law was enacted by state lawmakers last year, and it was initially set to take effect in 2019.
Gov. Jay Inslee pushed for the law to take effect in July 2017, but instructed law enforcement agencies to give drivers a six-month grace period in order to adapt to the new law.