Apple Promotes iPhone Vehicle Motion Cues for EV Travel Sickness as Screen Dots Track Car Movement
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Updated · Supercar Blondie · Jul 23
Apple Promotes iPhone Vehicle Motion Cues for EV Travel Sickness as Screen Dots Track Car Movement
1 articles · Updated · Supercar Blondie · Jul 23
Summary
Apple’s little-known iPhone setting, Vehicle Motion Cues, is gaining attention as a way to ease nausea for passengers riding in electric vehicles.
Animated dots around the screen move with the car after users go to Settings, Accessibility and Motion, aiming to reduce the sensory mismatch that can worsen sickness when reading or watching a phone.
EV travel sickness has been linked to regenerative braking, one-pedal driving and the smoother cabin feel of electric cars, which can differ from what passengers’ brains expect from gas vehicles.
Reviews are mixed: accessibility journalist Steven Aquino praised the feature as a strong example of Apple’s assistive technology, while Lance Whitney said it works better for mild motion sickness than severe cases.