Is the steering wheel an optional extra?

Acceptance study on autonomous driving

Davina Spohn, 21.03.2016, 16:09

Is the steering wheel an optional extra?

Autonomous driving promises to revolutionize the mobility of the future. But do drivers really want to give up control as a passenger in their own vehicle? The management consultancy Detecon International has empirically investigated this question, among others.

For its acceptance study on autonomous driving, Detecon International surveyed a total of 643 people of both sexes aged between 18 and 70 throughout Germany. The empirical study and analysis was carried out in cooperation with the Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg.

Computer&AUTOMATION has made the study available for download in the whitepaper section.

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