Fear of self-driving cars on the rise in the USA, says new study

RahulNagaraj · 3rd March 2023, 16:36

According to a new study, the attitude towards self-driving cars is on the decline. The survey concludes that 68% of the people involved were actively afraid of self-driving technology - the highest ever recorded.

Fear of self-driving cars on the rise in the USA, says new study-aaasurvey.jpg

The results also showed that only 9% of the people in the survey trusted a self-driving vehicle, while the remaining 23% remained unsure. Both these categories suffered a dip compared to the 2022 survey results, where 15% of the people involved trusted the tech, and 30% were unsure.

Greg Brannon, Director of Automotive Research, AAA, was surprised stating that they were not expecting such a dramatic decline in trust compared to the previous years. He attributed the decline in trust to the number of high-profile crashes that have occurred over the last year.

Reports also stated that a part of the fear is also due to the fundamental misunderstanding of the technology. The result found that 10% of Americans believe they can buy a car which drives itself while they are asleep, which isn't true. This misunderstanding is attributed to the naming convention across the industry, with Tesla's Level 2 systems 'Autopilot' and 'FSD' being singled out. Americans (22% of them) expect systems with names like ProPILOT or Pilot Assist to have the ability to drive the car without human supervision.

Going forward, AAA wants to work with automakers to create consistency across the industry. They also want to make customers understand the type of tech in their car and how, when and where these systems are safe to use, ultimately building trust.

Source: CarScoops

Link to Team-BHP news

vinya_jag · 3rd March 2023, 17:10

I I look at all the technology and where the car makers are heading towards, I can imagine this

I wake up, get my kid ready, and my car (A fully electric SUV) comes out of the garage, goes away to drop my Kid to school. I now start getting ready, and by the time I finish breakfast, the car has come back from school and waiting at the gate.

As soon as I arrive beside the car door, the car lowers itself down, opens the door, I hop into the back seat, turn the blinds down, set the mood lighting to "sunshine", recline to a fully comfortable position. Music plays in the background. I start reading newspaper that the car picked on its way back from school.

A few hours later, (All my morning conference calls were done inside the car, the car managed everything here. It even argued with the Auto guy, gave a tip to someone at the signal), I am at my office entrance. The car drops me here, and I hop off into the lift. Meanwhile the car drives down to the basement and plugs itself into a charger.

My Wife's car has had a much more relaxed day. It stayed on the home charger longer, as it didn't have to drop our kid. But it already is fretting about the next day, when it is it's turn to drop my Kid to school.

Evening 6:30, I come out hoping for my car to be there at the exit. Found that it is still stuck in it's charing bay. The new is that, some late comer's car couldn't find a charing bay, it roamed around the 40 floor Multilevel car park 800 times all day, and ran out of charge, and died at the entrance. Now all cars are piled up behind it, not able to come out

fhdowntheline · 6th March 2023, 07:02

Let me just say this: You can program anything except natural behavior of a living organism. Any technology focusing on automation must keep this fundamental principle in mind. When I see social media influencers go gaga over the latest iterations of ADAS in Indian cars, I keep harking back to this thought. Fully autonomous cars are just another level of ADAS. But no substitute for human follies.

3rd March 2023, 16:36	#1
RahulNagaraj Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,311 Thanked: 22,175 Times	Fear of self-driving cars on the rise in the USA, says new study According to a new study, the attitude towards self-driving cars is on the decline. The survey concludes that 68% of the people involved were actively afraid of self-driving technology - the highest ever recorded. The results also showed that only 9% of the people in the survey trusted a self-driving vehicle, while the remaining 23% remained unsure. Both these categories suffered a dip compared to the 2022 survey results, where 15% of the people involved trusted the tech, and 30% were unsure. Greg Brannon, Director of Automotive Research, AAA, was surprised stating that they were not expecting such a dramatic decline in trust compared to the previous years. He attributed the decline in trust to the number of high-profile crashes that have occurred over the last year. Reports also stated that a part of the fear is also due to the fundamental misunderstanding of the technology. The result found that 10% of Americans believe they can buy a car which drives itself while they are asleep, which isn't true. This misunderstanding is attributed to the naming convention across the industry, with Tesla's Level 2 systems 'Autopilot' and 'FSD' being singled out. Americans (22% of them) expect systems with names like ProPILOT or Pilot Assist to have the ability to drive the car without human supervision. Going forward, AAA wants to work with automakers to create consistency across the industry. They also want to make customers understand the type of tech in their car and how, when and where these systems are safe to use, ultimately building trust. Source: CarScoops Link to Team-BHP news
	(1) Thanks

3rd March 2023, 17:10	#2
vinya_jag BHPian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 625 Thanked: 1,280 Times	Re: Fear of self-driving cars on the rise in the USA, says new study I I look at all the technology and where the car makers are heading towards, I can imagine this I wake up, get my kid ready, and my car (A fully electric SUV) comes out of the garage, goes away to drop my Kid to school. I now start getting ready, and by the time I finish breakfast, the car has come back from school and waiting at the gate. As soon as I arrive beside the car door, the car lowers itself down, opens the door, I hop into the back seat, turn the blinds down, set the mood lighting to "sunshine", recline to a fully comfortable position. Music plays in the background. I start reading newspaper that the car picked on its way back from school. A few hours later, (All my morning conference calls were done inside the car, the car managed everything here. It even argued with the Auto guy, gave a tip to someone at the signal), I am at my office entrance. The car drops me here, and I hop off into the lift. Meanwhile the car drives down to the basement and plugs itself into a charger. My Wife's car has had a much more relaxed day. It stayed on the home charger longer, as it didn't have to drop our kid. But it already is fretting about the next day, when it is it's turn to drop my Kid to school. Evening 6:30, I come out hoping for my car to be there at the exit. Found that it is still stuck in it's charing bay. The new is that, some late comer's car couldn't find a charing bay, it roamed around the 40 floor Multilevel car park 800 times all day, and ran out of charge, and died at the entrance. Now all cars are piled up behind it, not able to come out
	(13) Thanks

6th March 2023, 07:02	#3
fhdowntheline Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Pune Posts: 2,573 Thanked: 7,797 Times	Re: Fear of self-driving cars on the rise in the USA, says new study Let me just say this: You can program anything except natural behavior of a living organism. Any technology focusing on automation must keep this fundamental principle in mind. When I see social media influencers go gaga over the latest iterations of ADAS in Indian cars, I keep harking back to this thought. Fully autonomous cars are just another level of ADAS. But no substitute for human follies.
	() Thanks