Here's Why Consumers Are Scared of Self-Driving Cars
Today is Friday, so it must be podcast day!
In our newest episode, I speak with Greg Brannon from AAA about consumer fears that surround autonomous vehicles -- and how the industry can address them.
I also chat with our resident auto-parts and accessories expert Matthew Guy to learn about headlight restoration kits, and then Matthew and I dissect NASCAR's race at Texas last weekend.
As always, you can find our podcast at the following places: Spotify, Apple, Google, Amazon, and iHeart Radio. As well as here.
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Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.
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Does anyone seriously listen to this?
Self driving cars are not ready for prime time.
Will self-driving cars EVER be ready for public acceptance? Not likely. Will they ever by accepted by states and insurance companies? No. There must be a driver who is legally and financially liable for whatever happens on a public thoroughfare. Auto consumers are not afraid of the technology, they're afraid of the financial and legal consequences of using the technology.
Why is my question. Why does anyone want self driving cars, are everyone becoming so lazy that they do not want the satisfaction of driving safely and the skill required to do so. I am a late octogenarian and still enjoying driving and occasionally riding my vintage motorcycles. I see so many hazards and reckless driving that I cannot believe that a driverless car can do the job better than me.