Rental car drivers travelling on a popular tourist route will be delivered safety messages by bluetooth in a trial launched by the Government on Saturday. Transport Minister Simon Bridges and Associate Transport Minister Craig Foss said the trial would deliver audio safety messages to rental car drivers on the Christchurch to Queenstown route. Rental car drivers to receive audio safety warningsNZTA The NZ Transport Agency demonstrates the delivery of a road safety message via bluetooth in the Lindis Pass, an area in Otago that has no cellphone coverage. It will see safety messages sent from roadside transmitters, via Bluetooth, to devices fitted in rental vehicles. STACY SQUIRES/FAIRFAX NZ Transport Minister Simon Bridges announces a road safety trial during the National Party conference in Christchurch on Saturday.

Source: Stuff July 02, 2016 01:16 UTC