Travel tip: AAA survey reveals concerns about self-driving cars

Shirley McMarlin | Sunday, March 15, 2020 12:01 a.m.

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An AAA survey says drivers are still skeptical about self-driving cars. In this 2015 photo, Google’s self-driving Lexus drives along a street in Mountain View, Calif.

A January AAA survey on automated vehicles says only about 12% of drivers would trust riding in a self-driving car.

Driver concerns include knowing who will be legally responsible in the event of a crash, having laws to make sure self-driving cars are safe and knowing how vulnerable the vehicles will be to hackers.

What would make drivers feel safer in an automated vehicle:

• The ability to take over control if needed (72%)

• Having a human backup driver (69%)

• Rigorous testing and inspections of the car (47%)

• Seeing or experiencing a demonstration prior to getting into a self-driving car (42%).

Source: newsroom.aaa.com