AAA Study Finds 71% Of Americans Are Still Terrified Of Self Driving Vehicles

Several companies are pushing ahead with self-driving cars, but a new study indicates the public might not be ready for them. In its latest annual study of consumer attitudes toward self-driving cars, AAA found that 71 percent of Americans are afraid to ride in a fully autonomous vehicle.

Last year saw a fatal crash involving an Uber test car and attitudes toward self-driving cars haven't rebounded since then, AAA said. However, even before the crash, 63 percent of Americans were still afraid to ride in a fully autonomous car, according to AAA's figures.

Moo1 - 3/14/2019 8:19:30 AM

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Should say 71% of Americans do not want a self driving vehicle.

countguy - 3/14/2019 8:48:04 AM

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I'm more terrified of people driving while texting and yelling at their kids in the back seats.

carloslassiter - 3/14/2019 8:51:27 AM

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71% Of Americans Are Still Terrified Of Self Driving Vehicles
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71& of Americans don't have a passport, have never traveled anywhere and are afraid of their own shadow.

Vette71 - 3/14/2019 5:42:07 PM

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A tad arrogant and elitist comment.

MDarringer - 3/16/2019 9:52:06 PM

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@Vette71, CarlosAssHatter ALWAYS spews elitist bigotry. He's just bitter and bitchy because his terrible little life is dragging out so long.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 3/14/2019 12:59:28 PM

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71% of Americans can't find Canada on a map of the world. Sad that it really may be the case from late night TV "Man on the street tests"

qwertyfla1 - 3/14/2019 2:53:03 PM

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CommyComments

Why do you feel the need to constantly bash our American cousins at every opportunity? You make us Nucks look bad and must have small dick syndrome and therefor should be driving a pick up truck...

Pug

Ogopogo is real and her name is Hillary Clinton!

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 3/14/2019 5:09:41 PM

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@QEW - If did not see the bit on Jimmy Kimmel where 10 American's could not find North Korea on a map I would not have believed it. But there it was. Most pointed to Europe for some reason.

PUGPROUD - 3/14/2019 2:03:49 PM

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And 99.9% 0f Canadians believe in Ogopogo, eh.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 3/14/2019 5:08:00 PM

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Ogopogo is a close cousin of Nessie in Scotland. I have it from a reliable source I met in line at Tim Horton's.

SanJoseDriver - 3/16/2019 9:24:24 PM

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71% of Americans are also afraid of new technology. I'm sure 71% of people said at some point they will never get a smartphone. Newsflash, you will be using an autonomous car someday, whether it is 5 years from now or 15.