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If scrolling through your phone during a car ride makes you feel queasy, you're not alone. Motion sickness often occurs when your inner ear senses movement but your eyes focus on something stationary — like your iPhone's screen. Apple's Vehicle Motion Cues feature aims to alleviate this discomfort with subtle, dynamic on-screen visuals that sync with your vehicle's movements. Vehicle Motion Cues use animated dots along the edges of your screen to represent the motion of your car, helping your brain and body more effectively align with the sensation of movement. These nonintrusive cues allow you to stay engaged with your phone — whether reading, watching videos, or catching up on emails — while minimizing the disorienting feeling of motion sickness. This innovative feature is powered by your iPhone or iPad's advanced motion sensors, which detect the vehicle's movements in real time. Gentle, peripheral animations visually translate this motion, creating a seamless interaction between...more