iOS 18: Vehicle Motion Cues
According to Apple, research shows that motion sickness is commonly caused by a sensory conflict between what a person sees and what they feel, which can prevent some users from comfortably using iPhone or iPad while riding in a moving vehicle.
Vehicle Motion Cues are designed to avoid this sensory conflict with the use of visual elements on the display that indicate real-time changes in motion.
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If you turned on the feature, you should now see the motion cues – roving little dots – around the edges of your iPhone or iPad screen.
I wonder whether this also applies to the CarPlay display.
Previously:
Update (2024-09-19): Rebecca Owen:
I was curious how these #iOS18 vehicle motion cues looked - here’s an example I recorded going across a roundabout. I only have occasional issues with motion sickness so I can’t really comment on whether it works, but it seems worth a try.
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I’d imagine the motion cues are already there through the windscreen which should be close enough to the CarPlay display - as well as the fact people won’t be staring at a CarPlay screen for long periods - more like glances.
I get carsick if I try to read in a car, but I've never had a problem with CarPlay. But as Niall pointed out, I never look at the CarPlay display for very long. Also CarPlay never displays very much text. Michael, I'm curious what your passenger is focusing on?
@Jim Either Now Playing or the map—seems to be better for carsickness than looking out a side window.
