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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, Informative) by Grishnakh on Thursday February 01 2018, @05:00PM (9 children)

    by Grishnakh (2831) on Thursday February 01 2018, @05:00PM (#631542)

    I'm not so sure you're correct there. I frequently see men being driven around by women actually. In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if many times, in married couples, the wife insists on driving because she thinks she's a safer driver. In my last marriage, that was the case (she believed she was safer, I disagreed but didn't argue it). In my current relationship, my girlfriend just prefers not to drive so I end up driving almost all the time, but her driving scares me sometimes so I don't mind.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 01 2018, @05:10PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 01 2018, @05:10PM (#631552)

    From 2012 [usatoday.com]:

    More women drivers than men on U.S. roads now

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    More women than men now have driver's licenses, a reversal of a longtime gender gap behind the wheel that transportation researchers say is likely to have safety and economic effects.

    • (Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Thursday February 01 2018, @05:34PM (2 children)

      by Grishnakh (2831) on Thursday February 01 2018, @05:34PM (#631571)

      Doesn't surprise me. I read quite some time ago how women are now the majority of people who make car-buying decisions. (i.e., most car buyers are women, and in couples, women have more power over the decision.)

      • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 01 2018, @05:39PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 01 2018, @05:39PM (#631575)

        In the old days, they made cars resemble a woman's ass stuck invitingly up in the air.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 02 2018, @01:27PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 02 2018, @01:27PM (#631979)

        In the old days, they made cars resemble a woman's ass stuck invitingly up in the air.

  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by fustakrakich on Thursday February 01 2018, @05:36PM (3 children)

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Thursday February 01 2018, @05:36PM (#631573) Journal

    I frequently see men being driven around by women actually.

    Probably because of the DUI

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    • (Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Thursday February 01 2018, @06:13PM (1 child)

      by Grishnakh (2831) on Thursday February 01 2018, @06:13PM (#631598)

      This is modded Funny, but it should probably also be modded Insightful.

      • (Score: 2, Insightful) by fustakrakich on Thursday February 01 2018, @06:55PM

        by fustakrakich (6150) on Thursday February 01 2018, @06:55PM (#631619) Journal

        And you really don't want your wife to see you driving your girlfriend's car...

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    • (Score: 2) by dry on Thursday February 01 2018, @11:14PM

      by dry (223) on Thursday February 01 2018, @11:14PM (#631751) Journal

      Or to avoid a DUI.

  • (Score: 2) by TheRaven on Friday February 02 2018, @11:43AM

    by TheRaven (270) on Friday February 02 2018, @11:43AM (#631953) Journal
    I wonder how the responses would differ if the question would be rephrased as 'Would you rather that the driver of your car, if not you, was a man, woman, or computer? Please place the options in order.'
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