Breaking the psychological barrier to autonomous vehicle adoption
Psychology, not technology, appears to be the main barrier toward the adoption of autonomous vehicles. A survey by the American Automobile Association (AAA) released in May 2018, found that “73 percent of American drivers report they would be too afraid to ride in a fully self-driving vehicle, up significantly from 63 percent in late 2017.”
https://www.ecnmag.com/article/2018/08/breaking-psychological-barrier-autonomous-vehicle-adoption