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Latest Intel Study Finds People Expect Self-Driving Cars to Be Common in 50 YearsWhat's New: A new Intel (News - Alert) study finds consumers look forward to a self-driving car future even while harboring fears and uncertainty now. The survey1 of U.S. consumers found that only 21 percent of Americans would swap their cars for self-driving cars today, even though 63 percent expect such vehicles to be the norm in 50 years. That future vision fits with an earlier study in which Intel predicted a passenger-centric future worth $7 trillion by 2050. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181023005311/en/ An Intel Corporation study finds consumers look forward to a future with self-driving cars while harboring fears and uncertainty now. (Credit: Intel Corporation)
"We must bridge the gap between acceptance of today's automated
driving assist features and full autonomy. Today, passengers are asked
to blindly trust a manufacturer's 'black box' safety approach. What is
needed is for the industry and policymakers to rally around a
transparent safety model that builds trust between humans and machines." Why It Matters: Intel's 2017 Passenger Economy report found that self-driving vehicles have the potential to save 585,000 lives from 2035 to 2045. But Intel's new study found consumers conflicted about this promise. Nearly half of consumers surveyed (43 percent) said they don't feel safe around autonomous vehicles (AV) - with women more fearful than men. At the same time, more than half of consumers look forward to the day when they won't have to drive and expect to be using their car time for entertainment or work within 50 years. When asked what they expect to do in an autonomous vehicle in the next 50 years, people expressed enthusiasm for the full gamut of activities spanning work, rest and play:
More Context: Autonomous driving not only offers the promise of significant social benefits - including saving lives - it will also unlock new passenger experiences. Cars will no longer simply be about mobility, they will hold the potential to become experiential transportation pods. The 2017 Passenger Economy Report was commissioned by Intel and conducted by Strategy Analytics. The "Next 50" Study was sponsored by Intel and developed by PSB. Read the full report. And learn more about autonomous driving at Intel in its Newsroom press kit. 1 Study Methodology: PSB conducted research on behalf of Intel to explore attitudes and perceptions of technology today and 50 years from now. To meet these objectives, PSB conducted an online quantitative study from May 9-20, 2018 among the U.S. general public (n=1000) and U.S. technology elites (n=102). For more information, visit www.psbresearch.com. 2 "How autonomous vehicles could save over 350K lives in the US and millions worldwide," ZDNet 2018. About Intel Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) expands the boundaries of technology to make the most amazing experiences possible. Information about Intel can be found at newsroom.intel.com and intel.com. Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.
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