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Consumers See Self-Driving Cars Creating Free Time, Easing Private Parking

Consumers may see some benefit in self-driving cars in the future.

The majority (69%) of consumers say self-driving cars and shared-ride services will reduce the desire for private parking spaces, based on a newly released study.

Most (67%) consumers also say they would rather their children ride in a self-driving car than ride with a stranger, according to the seventh annual trends report by Ford.

Free time is seen as one of the biggest benefits of autonomous vehicles to 51% of boomers and 72% of millennials.

However, fewer than half (43%) of U.S. adults say self-driving cars will drive more safely than human drivers. Consumers in other countries have different views. For example, 64% of those in the Middle East, 64% in India, 56% in China and 55% in Brazil say self-driving cars will drive more safely than human drivers.

Americans seem more wedded to traditional vehicles than those in some other countries, according the global survey of 13,000 adults, conducted by Harris Insights and Analytics for Ford.

While fewer than half (49%) of consumers in America say they would like to see a city where biking, walking and public transportation are the only means of commuting, 86% of those in Italy, 78% in China, 76% in Spain and 74% in India would like to see such an environment.

While many autonomous vehicles may originate in the U.S., early adoption may just well be in other countries.

3 comments about "Consumers See Self-Driving Cars Creating Free Time, Easing Private Parking".
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  1. R MARK REASBECK from www.USAonly.US , May 17, 2019 at 11:53 p.m.

    Fly-over America wants nothing to do with this.  Only the cities that have 30,000 people  on one jammed up street corner.  Look at the streets in the other mentioned global cities.
    China has traffic jams with Mo-peds. India is adjusting to more people having cars,

    "(49%) of consumers in America say they would like to see a city where biking, walking and public transportation are the only means of commuting,"
    That's BS.  Americans are spoiled, people can't even get out of their car to get fast food, and you think biking , walking  and buses is the norm?     Not even close to being right.

    The "smart" companies that have invested billion$ on this nonsense, will grab any survey that helps them prove there is a demand, but in reality...................
    D.B.A.     Dead Before Arrivl

  2. Alex Kanner from Sublime Inc., May 29, 2019 at 11:39 a.m.

    Are you saying that driverless cars are D.B.A.? 

  3. R MARK REASBECK from www.USAonly.US , May 29, 2019 at 12:09 p.m.

    Yes sir.  None of the companies ever mention the cost added to the car. Yesterday there was a survey saying 25% would spend " up to" $500 to upgrade to Auto-tonomous cars. That's laughable. More like $17,000- $22,000 per car. Then, it will Dead Before Arrival.
    Dumbest idea of the 21st Century!!!

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