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Drivers state their reasons for disliking self driving cars

Find out why most UK drivers are uncomfortable with the self driving (autonomous) technology.

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Recently, a survey was carried out by Whatcar.com.

The survey was done on 900 United Kingdom drivers, in order to find out their opinion on self driving cars.

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45% find the idea of self driving cars, unappealing, 34% say they would feel unsafe, while 30% do not want to lose the joy/purity of driving.

Whatcar.com editorial director, Jim Holder, said: "It’s clear that autonomous cars have a way to go before the concept is truly adopted by the motoring public.

Half the drivers we talked to would feel happiest allowing their car to take over in a traffic jam, when the risk is minimal, while hardly any of them would feel safe letting their car guide them along urban and country roads.

So it’s perhaps a surprise that so many would feel alright about being piloted down some of the fastest roads – and then even more of a shock that so many would feel able to take a nap."

The survey also discovered what people would do in a driverless car.

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Watch the video below to see an elderly lady's reaction to self-driving abilities.

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