41% Of Drivers Uncomfortable About Someday Sharing the Road with Self-Driving Cars

Jalopnik reports:A new United Kingdom-based study conducted by CarGurus confirms a trend that's been popping up lately: most drivers aren't confident in sharing the road with fully-autonomous vehicles. The site surveyed just over 1,000 automobile owners in the UK to understand their thoughts regarding self-driving cars, making sure to balance respondents by race, income, gender, and more. The study showed that, overall, 36 percent of respondents were concerned about the development of self-driving cars, with another 35 percent identifying as neutral and 30 percent as excited. 41 percent of respondents said they would not be comfortable in any self-driving car scenario, whether they were the one behind the wheel or they were sharing the road with autonomous delivery vehicles... Ultimately, CarGurus offers a few points that sum up the sentiment of the survey: - More people are concerned about autonomous vehicles than they are excited. It'll take more convincing and safety assurances to get people involved. - Most buyers would rather have driver assistance features but still be in charge. On the bright side, the study also found that people were at least excited about having a car that could steer into a parking spot by itself.

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