Fear Of Self Driving Technology Rises As Public Becomes More Educated Of Limitations

Increasing awareness of self-driving vehicles is fueling apprehension about the safety of the technology, a new survey reveals.

Nearly half of the 1,250 consumers surveyed said they would never buy a Level 5 (or fully autonomous) vehicle, according to a Cox Automotive consumer attitudes study released Thursday. That’s up from 30 percent of the 2,264 people polled two years ago.

Read Article

zlives - 8/16/2018 1:44:22 PM

+1 Boost

umm no, people believe in flat earth and use cell phones to text while driving. if they can jerk off during commute... thats what they will.

TomM - 8/16/2018 3:27:24 PM

+3 Boost

AS of today - there is still NO state that allows fully autonomous cars without a "Driver" available to take over in case of emergency. Even trains require this as well.

Eventually - there will be tech that will prevent a driver from texting while in the drivers' seat as well.

But if they are that stupid as to believe in a flat earth that is only less than 6000 years old - they should be prevented from getting driver's licenses completely anyway. ANd if they are that stupid - how do they figure out how to text on a smart phone anyway?

SanJoseDriver - 8/17/2018 2:07:44 AM

+1 Boost

Sorry Tom, that is not true. Arizona allows self-driving cars with no safety driver and Waymo HAS already begun doing a limited number of trips without safety drivers without issue.

https://www.engadget.com/2018/03/02/arizona-no-safety-drivers-autonomous-vehicles/

Waymo is going to expand trials (with safety drivers) to California and the east coast later this year, and is planning to launch a full service sans safety driver by the end of this year in Arizona and likely next year to other parts of the US as laws allow for it.

Self-driving cars are here, today, and they will rapidly dominate the market as safety concerns are addressed.

SanJoseDriver - 8/17/2018 2:09:40 AM

+1 Boost

Most consumers also said they would never buy cell phones. Without a doubt, in 5 years most people will be riding in self-driving cars (both owned and rented as needed).