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AAA survey finds 86% of drivers afraid to ride in automated vehicles

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Re: AAA survey finds 86% of drivers afraid to ride in automated vehicles

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Post by onion2k »

piracy1 wrote: post #3

I wonder if it's an age thing. I'm 20, I have quite little fear and I think most of my peers feel the same way. I'm planning to buy a Tesla the second they let me buy one with bitcoin and I 100% plan to daily drive autopilot on city streets when it's ready, I really can't picture any of my friends being like wtf turn that shit off. Edit: Disregard, I thought it was self driving related not full robotaxi that shit is…

I'm planning to buy a Tesla the second they let me buy one with bitcoin

You can buy one with BTC today. You just have to use an intermediary to turn the BTC in to USD. Why would you wait until you can send BTC directly?

Re: AAA survey finds 86% of drivers afraid to ride in automated vehicles

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Post by chrismcb »

piracy1 wrote: post #3

I wonder if it's an age thing. I'm 20, I have quite little fear and I think most of my peers feel the same way. I'm planning to buy a Tesla the second they let me buy one with bitcoin and I 100% plan to daily drive autopilot on city streets when it's ready, I really can't picture any of my friends being like wtf turn that shit off. Edit: Disregard, I thought it was self driving related not full robotaxi that shit is…

What do you mean by "when it is ready" it sounds to me like you aren't ready to drive in a self driving car, and are part of that 86% I'm actually surprised that 14% think the auto cars are ready

Re: AAA survey finds 86% of drivers afraid to ride in automated vehicles

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Post by hkmurakami »

In my teens and twenties I was very confident in my driving. As I've gotten older my self confidence and my confidence in others' driving abilities and attention to the road have eroded significantly.

I've been rear ended several times, almost gotten hit by reckless drivers, and a few friends have died in traffic accidents.

With every year that goes by, getting in the car feel more like a game of Russian roulette to me.

Re: AAA survey finds 86% of drivers afraid to ride in automated vehicles

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Post by foepys »

FatalLogic wrote: post #14

Up to 80% of drivers rated themselves as 'above average' in a survey [0] And there have been similar results in other surveys [0] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3730094/

People seem to be very bad with subjective averages. Just like 80% of men on OkCupid were rated by women to be below average.
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