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People still not ready for autonomous vehicles, finds study

Those who find driving stressful are more open to autonomous vehicles

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Overdrive|Oct 25, 2016, 13:10:18 IST

An autonomous car isn’t science fiction anymore. Tesla has already launched semi-autonomous cars with mixed success. Uber has recently unveiled its first self-driving fleet (part of its self-driving pilot programme). And Google’s latest self-driving car project monthly report claims that its cars now “can often mimic social behaviours and communicate our [drivers’] intentions to other drivers, while reading many cues that tell us if we're able to pass, cut in or merge".

Now comes the big question " are we comfortable accepting...

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First Published:Oct 25, 2016, 13:10:18 IST
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