A very small survey of people of different ages suggests that there are age and gender differences in the acceptance of riding in automated cars. In summary, 2,600 people in the US replied and of them 38% of the men and just 16% of women would be happy to ride in an automated vehicle. About a quarter of respondents said they would feel safe in a driverless car while around two thirds said they would not travel unless there was a driver. No mention was made about their opinions of sharing the road with these massive projectiles when driving themselves in traditional cars.
Source : Driverless cars: Men and women have very different opinions on letting go of the wheel
(Score: 4, Informative) by canopic jug on Thursday February 01 2018, @04:41PM
Snipped from the original submission was a link to a timely Dilbert strip: http://dilbert.com/strip/2018-01-30 [dilbert.com]
And some discussion of possible early applications for connecte cars: http://www.news.com.au/finance/business/media/wikileaks-vault-7-dump-reignites-conspiracy-theories-surrounding-death-of-michael-hastings/news-story/0df1d06403d0223ce1cfc286a1e75325 [news.com.au]
Security shortcomings in automotive systems, though recognized, are still not taken seriously enough to fix [usenix.org] (video [youtube.com]) and will require a total redesign. The stakes just go up that much more when the driving becomes automated.
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