When sitting in the right-seat I am frequently dismayed, nay, even frustrated, to hear the driver call x (totally irrelevant) unit for y (inappropriate) service, then witness the subsequent degradation of lookout, cockpit workload management and listening out. I see over-reliance, and aircraft are often detected far too late because the limitations of ATSOCA are not understood. The distraction of the receipt of ATSOCA itself is often contributory to poor lookout.