in 2009 a driver using his gps killed joel feldman's 21-year-old daughter, casey. >> it's nuts, in mypinion to have things so you can have drivers that cantects, email, access social media or the internet while they're driving. >> ideally you want a simple system. >> a new study backs up that opinion. jake fisher took us out on the test track. >> some of the adjustments are actually in this very, very dense and confusing system here. so if i want to get into some of my safety systems -- >> you're having to spend a lot of time looking at the screen while you're driving. >> reporter: exactly right. they found accura, cadillac, lexus, mercedes and volvo have the most distracted. ford, gm, and chrysler are rated as having the least. new technologies like lane departure warning and autoemergency braking make highf tech cars safer but even those are no substitute for an alert, engaged driver. >> these screens should be locked out, except for driving essential tasks while a car is moving. it's not rocket science. you want people to be focussed on the road. >> reporter: some allow only minima

killed joel feldman's 21-year-old daughter casey. >> it's nuts to have things so that drivers can textmail, access social media or the internet when they're driving. >> ideally you want a simple system. >> reporter: a new study by "consumer reports" backs up that opinion. director of auto testing jake fisher took us out on the test track. >> some of the adjustments for this car are actually in this very, very dense and confusing system here. so if i want to get into some of my safety systems... >> reporter: you're having to spend a lot of time looking at the screen while you're driving. >> exactly right. >> reporter: "consumer reports" found acura, cadillac, the most distracting systems. eight other carmakers, including ford, g.m., and fiat chrysler are rated as having the leaves. new technologies like lane departure washing and emergency braking make high-tech cars safer, but even those are no substitute for an alert, engaged driver. >> these screens should be locked down except for driving essential tasks while a car is moving. it's not rocket science. you want people to be focused o

. >> reporter: in 2009 a driver using his gps killed joel feldman's 21-year-old daughter, casey. >> in my opinion to h so they can touch, email, access social media or it internet while they're driving. >> reporter: a new study by consumer reports backs up that opinion. jake fisher took us out on the test track. >> some of the adjustments for this car are actually in this very, very dense and confusing system here. so if i want to get if had to some of my safety systems -- >> you're having to spend a lot of time looking at the screen while you're driving. >> exactly. >> reporter: they found accura, cadillac, lexus, mercedes and volvo are listed as having the most distracting systems. fisher says new technologies like lane departure warnings and autoemergency braking. make high tech cars safer. but for an alert, engaged driver. >> these screens should be locked out except for driving essential tasks while driving. you want people to be focussed on the road. >> reporter: some allow only minimal manual imput while the car is moving. but although many states out law texting while driving,

. >> joel feldman lost his 21-year-old daughter casey to a distracted driver in 2009.lking across the street as the driver of this van was reaching for his gps. >> it was a driver who made a choice to do something other than keep his eyes on the road, which he probably had done lots of times before, but this time his >> reporter: last year distracted driving killed more than 3,000 people in the u.s. what do you think is more dangerous, texting while driving or messing around with the infotainment system? >> they're both dangerous. >> jake fisher is "consumer reports'" director of auto testing. >> the issue is once you get involved with all of those features there, you're going to get distracted and you're going to get consumed by it. >> reporter: infotainment systems have become so advanced you can do everything from adjusting the lighting, navigating your gps, and even surfing the internet while driving. safety features like lane departure warning and automatic braking can help prevent crashes caused by distraction. but even setting those can take your eyes off the ro