Half of Americans refuse to buy fully self-driving cars, and the safety of self-driving cars is causing anxiety

Recently, a new survey by foreign media found that 49% of Americans said they would never buy a fully self-driving car, which is higher than 30% in 2016. 84% of people prefer to drive a self-driving car themselves, while only 16% think they can own one.

The survey found that in two years, the number of respondents who believed that autonomous vehicles were safer than human driving had dropped by 18%.

The frequent autonomous driving accidents in recent years may be the culprit.

In March this year, an Uber self-driving car hit a 49-year-old pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona, USA, and eventually killed him. In May, the police announced the truth of the accident - Uber's driverless car sensors had detected the pedestrian crossing the road, but the self-driving software did not take evasive measures at the time.

In 2016, a survey conducted by MIT showed that nearly half of the respondents said they would never buy a fully self-driving car.

Some analysts pointed out that the United States itself has a strong automotive tradition and culture, which also poses a resistance to the acceptance of self-driving vehicles. In contrast, other countries, especially developing countries, may be more receptive to self-driving cars.

Now many technology giants and startups are working hard in the field of autonomous driving. However, it is not easy to truly realize autonomous driving. Various obstacles on the road, pedestrians who do not follow the rules, and bad weather such as fog and snow all bring considerable challenges to autonomous driving.

If the current autonomous driving technology cannot guarantee personal safety, then it cannot be put into use at all.

One of the advantages of self-driving car technology is that it can quickly learn from past driving databases with exponential efficiency, and its ability to solve complex situations will continue to improve in the process.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.