A possible U.K. plan to restrict Google Glass out of concerns that the eyewear will distract drivers doesn't appear to be on the same road within the United States.
On Wednesday, Stuff reported that the U.K. Department for Transport (DFT) plans to work with police to prevent U.K. owners of the Google augmented eyewear from using them while driving.
However, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) said that if there are concerns with Glass, they aren't yet being formally examined.
"While NHTSA is not specifically working to research Google glasses at this time, the agency is working on a second set of distraction guidelines covering portable and aftermarket devices," the agency said in a statement. "The guidelines are intended to be broad-based and will be applicable to various types of portable and aftermarket devices."
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