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posted by Fnord666 on Monday March 13 2017, @11:44AM   Printer-friendly
from the maybe-they-saw-I,Robot dept.

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A new report from AAA reveals that the majority of U.S. drivers seek autonomous technologies in their next vehicle, but they continue to fear the fully self-driving car. Despite the prospect that autonomous vehicles will be safer, more efficient and more convenient than their human-driven counterparts, three-quarters of U.S. drivers report feeling afraid to ride in a self-driving car, and only 10 percent report that they'd actually feel safer sharing the roads with driverless vehicles. As automakers press forward in the development of autonomous vehicles, AAA urges the gradual, safe introduction of these technologies to ensure that American drivers are informed, prepared and comfortable with this shift in mobility.

"A great race towards autonomy is underway and companies are vying to introduce the first driverless cars to our roadways," said Greg Brannon, AAA's director of Automotive Engineering and Industry Relations. "However, while U.S. drivers are eager to buy vehicles equipped with autonomous technology, they continue to fear a fully self-driving vehicle."

n 2016, a AAA survey found that three-quarters of Americans reported feeling afraid to ride in a self-driving car. One year later, a new AAA survey found that fear is unchanged. While the majority are afraid to ride in a fully self-driving vehicle, the latest survey also found that the majority (59%) of Americans are keen to have autonomous features in their next vehicle. This marked contrast suggests that American drivers are ready embrace autonomous technology, but they are not yet ready to give up full control.

"U.S. drivers may experience the driver assistance technologies in their cars today and feel they don't work consistently enough to replace a human driver – and they're correct," continued Brannon. "While these technologies will continue to improve over time, it's important that consumers understand that today's systems require your eyes on the road and your hands on the wheel."

Source: http://newsroom.aaa.com/2017/03/americans-feel-unsafe-sharing-road-fully-self-driving-cars/


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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by Nobuddy on Monday March 13 2017, @08:33PM (4 children)

    by Nobuddy (1626) on Monday March 13 2017, @08:33PM (#478617)

    " I have never encountered software I would rely on with my life."

    so you drive pre-1981 cars only, eh?

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by maxwell demon on Monday March 13 2017, @09:30PM (3 children)

    by maxwell demon (1608) on Monday March 13 2017, @09:30PM (#478644) Journal

    And of course never enter a commercial airplane. Or a modern train. Or a hospital.

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    The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
    • (Score: 2) by Justin Case on Tuesday March 14 2017, @08:26PM (2 children)

      by Justin Case (4239) on Tuesday March 14 2017, @08:26PM (#479116) Journal

      Yeah, yuk it up infants. You confuse being compelled to use something with trusting it.

      Or, perhaps, since you are compelled to pay taxes, you now trust the government?

      (BTW I prefer a manual transmission to an automatic, because I am smarter than the machine. I take stairs instead of elevators because stairs have never trapped me. They could, but I understand the threat model and can easily verify their safety. More than one airplane has dropped out of "auto pilot" leaving the crew to -- unsuccessfully -- diagnose the situation in the seconds preceding mass casualties. Hospitals are a cesspool of unsecured devices and desktops so don't point to that as a shining example. In short, eat your words and GFYS.)

      • (Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Tuesday March 14 2017, @08:43PM (1 child)

        by maxwell demon (1608) on Tuesday March 14 2017, @08:43PM (#479123) Journal

        I don't know about you, but I don't feel compelled to enter an airplane. And yes, I trust it, as long as it belongs to an airline I trust. As I do with the car and the train.

        And yes, in rare circumstances, something goes wrong with them. But it's rare enough that I don't expect it to happen while I'm inside.

        BTW I prefer a manual transmission to an automatic, because I am smarter than the machine.

        Correction: Because you think you are smarter than the machine.

        I take stairs instead of elevators because stairs have never trapped me.

        Elevators have never trapped me either.

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        The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
        • (Score: 1, Troll) by Justin Case on Tuesday March 14 2017, @09:58PM

          by Justin Case (4239) on Tuesday March 14 2017, @09:58PM (#479160) Journal

          Correction: Because you think you are smarter than the machine.

          Correction: The machine does not know it is currently 20 degrees outside, the road was plowed two hours ago, it's dark and a bit foggy, the traffic looks a little jittery because we have a lot of folks who aren't familiar with this weather, we're about to cross a bridge that looks like it may have some black ice on it, and now would be a really bad time to upshift or downshift and put the car into a spin.

          So it appears that I not only know more than the machine, but possibly more about this matter than you as well.