Court rules navigation apps do not fall under distracted driving laws

[phandroid]

While many states have outlawed the use of cell phones while driving, particularly for texting, a grey area has emerged in regards to using those same devices for other purposes. Most notably, does using a mobile device for navigation fall under the purview of these same distracted driving laws?

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[Rukbat]

If this ruling is ever reversed, GPS nav units would fall under the same law, and using GPS to navigate would become illegal, whether the device can make phone calls or not. That would make most of the civilian GPS system worthless.