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Study: New cars increasingly crammed with distracting technology

<p>A new AA study finds that tech crammed into the dashboard of new vehicles is making drivers take their eyes off the road for dangerously long periods of time.</p>

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Study: New cars increasingly crammed with distracting technology

<p>A new AA study finds that tech&nbsp;crammed into the dashboard of new vehicles is making drivers take their eyes off the road for dangerously long periods of time.</p>

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<p>A new AA study finds that tech crammed into the dashboard of new vehicles is making drivers take their eyes off the road for dangerously long periods of time.</p>