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Men and Women Have Very Different Opinions on Automated Cars

posted by Fnord666 on Thursday February 01 2018, @04:34PM   Printer-friendly
from the just-let-go dept.

canopic jug writes:

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

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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by Runaway1956 on Friday February 02 2018, @12:41AM (3 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Friday February 02 2018, @12:41AM (#631797) Journal

    People who drive 2000 kilometers to a high school reunion are probably not worried about the TSA. Those of us who drive 2000 miles have more cause to be concerned with the TSA.

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  • (Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Friday February 02 2018, @04:34AM

    by NotSanguine (285) <{NotSanguine} {at} {SoylentNews.Org}> on Friday February 02 2018, @04:34AM (#631880) Homepage Journal

    People who drive 2000 kilometers to a high school reunion are probably not worried about the TSA. Those of us who drive 2000 miles have more cause to be concerned with the TSA.

    Uhhh...not so much Runaway. I generally use SI units whenever possible. And yes, I went to high school in the US, as did (obviously) my classmate. And no, she didn't drive from Canada or Mexico.

    Regardless, while we all hate the TSA (well I do, at least), my main concern when driving is not dying. I generally don't have that fear when flying.

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  • (Score: 2) by TheRaven on Friday February 02 2018, @11:57AM (1 child)

    by TheRaven (270) on Friday February 02 2018, @11:57AM (#631955) Journal
    No, the TSA is a relatively recent invention. People who live in the distant past when the Imperial system was still believed to be sensible aren't concerned by it.
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    • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday February 02 2018, @11:03PM

      by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Friday February 02 2018, @11:03PM (#632228) Journal

      This probably borders on pedantry - but the US doesn't exactly use the imperial system. Like a lot of other things, we borrowed heavily from the old empire, but adapted stuff to suit ourselves. Would you rather buy an imperial gallon or a US gallon for the same price?

      Hmmmm - OK, so looking at this page, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_units [wikipedia.org] I find that a land mile in England was the same as a land mile in the US. Then again, this page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_the_imperial_and_US_customary_measurement_systems [wikipedia.org] claims there were differences in our linear measures.

      I guess I could figure it all out if I spent a little time on it. Not that the differences really amount to anything.