12.03.2016 - 04:54 [ uSwitch ]

Half of Brits unwilling to be a passenger in a driverless car

(9.Januar ‘15) Consumers have deep concerns over road safety with no one behind the wheel. Four in ten (43%) would not trust an autonomous car to drive safely[2], jeopardising the welfare of drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. And despite trials being well under way in countries including the USA, Japan and Sweden, 16% are actually ‘horrified’ by the idea of driverless cars being allowed on British roads[3].