A two-year survey by British online "order-gen" company BuyaCar suggests that motorists are becoming more alarmed by the idea of driverless cars as time goes on - rather than getting used to the technology. SUPPLIED Over half of survey respondents say that they are 'horrified' by the idea of a driverless car. READ MORE:* The self-driving car industry just acknowledged it has an image problem* As driverless car crashes mount, fear of riding in them rises, too* Driverless cars 'demand overhaul of major cities', says Ford presidentAt the same time, the already small percentage of 11 per cent for whom driverless cars were an exciting development has almost halved to just six per cent. In April 2017 almost one in five motorists thought they "definitely" or "probably" would own a driverless car one day. That figure has slumped to 13 per cent, despite frequent publicity around take-up of driverless cars in the next few years.

Source: Stuff April 09, 2019 21:22 UTC