We could also make quick lane shifts easily, as long as we were geared down far enough. (cnet.com)
Additionally, slower speeds are needed in order to avoid accidents that could result from lane shifts or drastic speed reductions. (traffictickets.com)
I recognize that this was done as a safety feature to prevent distraction from drivers trying to watch video while driving, however, there could be safe guards in place to minimize this from happening, such as disabling HDMI controls from the steering wheel while in drive, as well as lane - monitoring while HDMI in drive is activated to alert the driver if unexpected lane shifts are occurring, and in that case, a fail - safe could disable video until the car is in park again. (truecar.com)