"The Amish don’t always reject a technology, but they have very specific rules about how it is to be used."
Maybe they determined a way to use their iphones without them being harmful? I.e. using specific apps or only in certain circumstances.
I feel like depends on whether or not they are using their iPhone while operating their horse and buggy.
To be fair, a horse and buggy is somewhat self-driving. The horse knows how to walk and stop and when to make a noise if something goes awry.
Can the horse and buggy automatically move out of the way if someone else is about to hit it?
Yes but you shouldn't rely on it and should always be paying attention. We're hoping that the next version of horse should be fully autonomous.
Yes. It is a horse. Horses are completely capable of independent movement.
Within the limitations of the horse's reaction time and maneuverability with an attached buggy, yes.
And those limitations are severe, given the speed limits of many rural roads. Even at 35 MPH, a car is 3x as fast as a horse and buggy.
The other key is that each community decides for themselves what is permitted and not permitted. Some Amish are permitted to drive cars, but only if the car is black, but this is community specific. Source - my brother-in-laws family left the Amish when he was young, so he got to see both worlds.
Back in the 80s, I always wondered if a "black cars only" community would find a Buick Grand National, with its turbo-charged V6, acceptable: