MIT Survey: 78% of U.S. respondents do not want to ride a self-driving car

[Netease Smart News, September 20] The self-driving car may be the biggest advancement in the safety of the auto industry and pedestrians since the installation of airbags. However, the Americans still remain silent about this tremendous progress. In an AAA survey, 78% of respondents said they did not want to take a self-driving car.

Of the people surveyed by MIT, only 13% were able to accept this function because it could “let drivers avoid controlling the entire driving process”. Obviously, the United States is not a Luddite (Lourd was a worker during the Industrial Revolution of England. In order to resist the control of humans by machines, and destroyed the textile machine, the Lutheranists were disgusting and pessimistic about new technological inventions. )s country. Americans, like others, accepted the car, won the moon landing competition, loved our smart phones and smart homes, and were accustomed to seeing autopilot or flying cars in every future movie. However, if we ignore the feelings of most people, we cannot satisfy consumers on the basis of the current social form.

Facts have proved that the sense of instability of Americans is not about the future but about the past. Earlier this month, the U.S. House of Representatives had put forward some requirements for car safety standards, but some people questioned this. Moreover, everyone should feel a headache when the industry does not provide the public with accident data for self-driving cars. The automotive industry has never been shy about introducing new products that can maximize profits, but it often appears hesitant to deal with defects or design flaws. Each delayed information disclosure and incomplete recall will increase the chance of fatal accidents. When it comes to changing huge automotive technologies, we should all be skeptical.

Regrettably, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the US Department of Transportation has a poor historical record of putting the interests of the American people first. For many years, security advocates (including my own organization) have often brought NHTSA to court and forced them to perform their duties. This includes, but is not limited to forcing car manufacturers to issue full recalls and adequate remedial measures, and requires companies to implement widely applicable safety technologies such as seat belts, airbags, electronic stability control, roof roller protection and automatic emergency braking.

Today, airbags have saved thousands of lives, and every new car, minivan, light truck, and SUV are in use. But their story fully shows that the government's lack of leadership and excessive attention to profits can hinder progress. Airbags have been widely used for more than 30 years. The automotive industry pays a lot in this process, and NHTSA and other officials often participate together.

Today, no one will buy a new car without airbags. Even so, we are conducting a large-scale recall of Takata's airbags. Although Takata stated that it is aware of the danger of safety flaws, these airbags have been installed on millions of cars in the United States. The current practice of the U.S. Congress will be delegated to the National Traffic Safety Committee to establish policies for self-driving cars, especially in terms of security, cybersecurity, consumer privacy, and disclosure of accident data. However, NHTSA does not seem to want this job. It recently relaxed the current voluntary guidelines for autonomous vehicles. Unfortunately, this is not surprising because NHTSA did not bother to make mandatory regulations and did not enforce the law on simpler issues. It asked the manufacturer to install a rearview camera to prevent children from being repeatedly delayed when the car was hit in reverse. In addition, it has not implemented the rear seat belt warning. Since national traffic safety regulators cannot (or do not want to) bear these less complex challenges, it is hard to believe that it will come forward.

However, technology companies like Google and Tesla like driverless cars. Leading players in the carpooling industry such as Uber and Lyft have joined, and the auto industry has invested billions of dollars in this concept. Progress continues. Accepting its benefits is more useful than merely holding back the status quo and opposing changes. The car of the future can and should be the safest, best, and most environmentally friendly car ever. People can understand the economic potential of such cars, but Americans are right to lack of supervision and care. Let us step by step to ensure driving safety.

Note: This article by Jason Levine, executive director of the Automotive Safety Center.

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