{"id":6863,"date":"2014-11-03T11:16:13","date_gmt":"2014-11-03T16:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myparkingsignblog.com\/blog\/?p=6863"},"modified":"2024-05-27T08:11:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T12:11:54","slug":"study-drivers-india-china-receptive-self-driving-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com/blog\/study-drivers-india-china-receptive-self-driving-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Study: Drivers in India, China receptive to self-driving cars"},"content":{"rendered":"

A majority of drivers have great expectations — along with some safety concerns — for self-driving cars, reports a new University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute public opinion study. The study expanded on an earlier study targeting drivers in the U.S., Great Britain and Australia, adding 1,700 respondents throughout India, Japan and China.<\/p>\n

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Excitement is brewing in Asian markets around autonomous vehicles.\u00a0From LanguageTeaching.<\/p><\/div>\n

Researchers discovered that approximately 87% of China respondents and 84% India respondents have “positive views” on self-driving\/autonomous vehicles. Meanwhile, 62% of Australian respondents, 56% of American respondents, 52% of U.K. respondents, and 43% of Japanese respondents felt positively about such vehicles. Americans responded the most negatively of all six countries, with 16% negative views; while Japan reported 50% neutral responses.<\/p>\n

A staggering 80-plus percent of those surveyed in China, India and Japan \u201cbelieve that self-driving vehicles would reduce both the number and severity of crashes.” Compare that to around 70% of those surveyed in the U.K, the U.S., and Australia. Indian and Chinese respondents were also more hopeful that self-driving technology will help reduce traffic congestion and encourage shorter travel times.<\/p>\n

However, while Indian and Chinese respondents did seemingly agree on self-driving cars’ value, their views did differ regarding riding in “completely autonomous” vehicles: approximately 79% of Indians reported being \u201cvery or moderately concerned,\u201d while 49% of Chinese felt that way. The other countries\u2019 results were as follows: 67% for the U.S., 57% for both Australia and the U.K., and 52% for Japan.<\/p>\n

Another interesting takeaway from the study, reports<\/a> Scientific American: \u201cSome notable differences existed between countries \u2013 with respondents in China and India being a bit more positive about the technology\u2019s promise, their desire to have access to it, and their willingness to pay for it.\u201d Safety concerns also differed among the countries surveyed. Indian and Chinese respondents were \u201cmore concerned about equipment failures, system and vehicle security (from hackers), data privacy (location and destination tracking), and interacting with pedestrians and bicycles than those in the study’s other countries.\u201d<\/p>\n

Interest in owning self-driving cars also varied a bit among the participants. Ninety-six percent of Chinese respondents and 95% of Indian respondents were \u201cat least slightly interested in owning a self-driving vehicle.\u201d Compare that to Japan (77%), Australia (68%), the U.S. (66%) and the U.K. (63%). The earlier study, which focused on opinions in U.S., Great Britain and Australia, found that about 57% of those respondents had \u201cpositive opinions about automated technology in vehicles (compared to about 14% with negative views) and a majority have high expectations about its benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n

“Recent advances in autonomous vehicle technology have helped bring self-driving vehicles to the forefront of public interest,” Brandon Schoettle of the Institute explained. “Self-driving vehicles are commonly envisioned to be the ultimate, full embodiment of connected-vehicle technology, an area that is currently the focus of several large research projects and government support.”<\/p>\n

The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, founded in 1965, is committed to reducing “negative societal impacts associated with transportation around the world” and produces research that \u201cleads to safer vehicles, safer occupants, and safer roads.\u201d Learn more about the Institute and its latest investigations into such issues as big data, senior mobility, fuel and energy, and young drivers, online here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A majority of drivers have great expectations — along with some safety concerns — for self-driving cars, reports a new University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute public opinion study. The study expanded on an earlier study targeting drivers in the U.S., Great Britain and Australia, adding 1,700 respondents throughout India, Japan and China. 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