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: 3, Interesting) by HiThere on Thursday February 01 2018, @06:49PM
That may actually be insightful. I understand that women are more prone to motion sickness than men. My wife wasn't, but my mother and both my sisters are, whereas I am not. I don't know about my brothers.
Also, I seem to recall reading that more women than men were bothered by motion sickness while wearing virtual reality glasses.
OTOH, I have no idea what the percentage difference is, or whether the effect is usually strong enough to be the deciding factor. (With my sisters it certainly would be.)
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