Study Says Public Does Not Trust Ride Sharing Companies To Develop Self Driving Vehicles

When the era of self-driving cars finally arrives in the not-too-distant future, consumers across the world may find themselves depending on ride-hailing services even more than they currently do—but they likely won't want those same companies building the cars they'll ride around in. According to a new survey conducted by data analysis form Inrix, drivers have far less faith in ride-hailing companies like Uber to build self-driving cars than they do tech titans or traditional automakers.

According to Automotive News, the study found roughly 30 percent of drivers surveyed trusted mainstream automakers to build autonomous vehicles, while a bit more than 20 percent of those surveyed would trust large-scale technology companies such as Google and Apple. But only 4 percent of respondents said they would trust ride-hailing companies like Uber to build such vehicles.

mre30 - 5/25/2017 9:52:14 AM

+2 Boost

Dear Autospies Management,

In light of all the glowing coverage of Tesla during the past two months and despite putting a flaming Audi Q5 as a lead photo (first non-Tesla vehicle fireball in a long time) in an article about VW products spontaneously combusting, it warms my heart to see this lead photo of a clearly mangled Tesla Model S.

This photo has given all of us viewers/readers who are Tesla skeptics, our Telsa "Mayhem and Bedlam" fix for the month of May.

Now, please go dig up some photos of the Model 3 undergoing crash testing.

Thanks again,

MrE30