Autonomy is constantly presented as the future of the automotive industry with cars that can truly be termed “self-driving” as the goal. The average consumer wants the current systems on their cars to work more predictably before we start giving up control.
If you’re having trouble with your blind spot monitor working, for example, you’re going to be a lot less inclined to trust that every feature of your car will function smoothly without you behind the wheel.
This year’s AAA study found that a majority of people (80 percent) want automakers to be focusing predominantly on improving current safety systems before anything else. Only 22 percent of people felt that automakers should even be focusing on autonomous systems.
Read the article at MSN.
