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While tech companies like Waymo, Uber, and Tesla race to be the first to build a fully-autonomous vehicle, the public is left eating their dust<\/a>.<\/p> About 71 percent of Americans say that they don’t trust self-driving cars, according to a new American Automobile Association (AAA) survey. That’s roughly the same percentage as last year’s survey, but it’s eight points higher than in 2017, according to <\/a>Bloomberg<\/a> —<\/em> and just 19 percent say they’d put their children or family members into an autonomous vehicle.<\/p> Overall, the data is a striking sign of public fatigue with self-driving cars.<\/p> Autonomous vehicles, unlike some other emerging technologies, have suffered very public setbacks<\/a>, including when an Uber vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian<\/a> a year ago.<\/p> “It’s possible that the sustained level of fear is rooted in a heightened focus, whether good or bad, on incidents involving these types of vehicles,” said AAA director of automotive engineering Greg Brannon in a statement obtained by Bloomberg<\/em>. “Also it could simply be due to a fear of the unknown.”<\/p> The AAA survey found that Americans are more accepting of autonomous vehicle tech in limited-use cases. For example, 53 percent of survey respondents were okay with self-driving trams or shuttles being used in areas like theme parks, while 44 percent accepted the idea of autonomous food-delivery bots.<\/p> Self-driving car companies are currently engaging in public relations efforts to earn people’s trust, Bloomberg <\/em>reports. But if these AAA numbers are any indication, there’s a long way to go.<\/p> READ MORE:<\/strong> Americans Still Fear Self-Driving Cars<\/a> [Bloomberg<\/em>]<\/p> More on autonomous vehicles:<\/strong> Exclusive: A Waymo One Rider’s Experiences Highlight Autonomous Rideshare’s Shortcomings<\/a><\/em><\/p> The post Just 19 Percent of Americans Trust Self-Driving Cars With Kids<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Read more here: Poor Turnout While tech companies like Waymo, Uber, and Tesla race to be the first to build a fully-autonomous vehicle, the public is left eating their dust . About 71 percent of Americans say that they don\u2019t trust self-driving cars, according to a new American Automobile Association (AAA)\u00a0survey Continue reading Track Record<\/h2>
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