What About You? 90% Of Drivers Would Hand Over Driving To Automation To Save On Insurance

The survey asked consumers if they would buy—or consider buying—an autonomous vehicle if they could get an 80 percent discount on their auto insurance.

Thirty-four percent of respondents said they "very likely" would buy a self-driving vehicle and 56 percent said they would consider it if such an insurance discount was offered.

But saving money was not the only factor. About 20 percent of respondents said they would buy a self-driving vehicle if one was available with or without an insurance discount.

Despite nonautomotive companies such as Google working to develop autonomous vehicles, most respondents (54 percent) said they were more inclined to trust an auto maker than a software company to develop the vehicles.

 

Need4Speed - 11/6/2013 2:18:06 PM

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More and more we turn over our lives to technology, and for what? For a better life? How far do we go where life is just pointless and not worth getting up in the morning? Don't get me wrong, a self driving car has its merits, but proponents want to take it to the far end of the scale and outright do away with people's ability to manually operate a vehicle, if that day ever comes...I'm going to jail.

vdiv - 11/6/2013 2:27:07 PM

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Agree. We have had "self-driving" cars forever, they are called buses, taxis, trains, etc. If people are so lazy or inattentive that they are unable or unwilling to drive this option is available to them.

The automobile represents personal freedom. Self-driving cars will do away with it. Why would a normal person agree to that?

irishmike - 11/6/2013 3:48:02 PM

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Agree. One of the upsides to being an old guy. I hope I never see the day.

hhhh - 11/6/2013 5:03:28 PM

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I think a lot depends on how the question was worded.

For example, did it specifically remind the survey-takers that a self-driven car would never exceed the speed limit?


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TheSteve - 11/7/2013 1:42:10 AM

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No!