A recent study that looked at trust levels of autonomous vehicles around the globe found that participants from the United States (57%), Japan (52%), and South Korea (52%) were among the countries to show the lowest levels of trust.
“Nearly half of survey participants from these regions responded that they were not comfortable with sharing roadways with autonomous vehicles,” said Maison Law of Fresno, the California-based personal injury attorney firm that conducted the survey to gather international input on trust, usage, and perceptions of developing transportation technologies.
They said survey participants from China (94%), Russia (89%), and the United Arab Emirates (88%) showed the highest levels of trust, with more 80 per cent stating that they are comfortable sharing roadways with self-driving vehicles. Others fell somewhere in the middle, with Germany at 71% yes, the United Kingdom at 74%, and Israel at 66%. Canada was slightly lower on the list at 60%, though still higher than the U.S., and Australia was a 63% yes.
“Not surprisingly, those countries with a larger foothold in the manufacturing and technology sectors, like Germany, United States, United Kingdom, and Russia all are generally more comfortable and accepting of autonomous vehicles,” said Maison Law of Fresno. “These results also show that countries like Japan and South Korea, which have some of the most well-known brands of vehicles, aren’t as comfortable with autonomous vehicles.”
Polling of the 1,100 respondents from the above-mentioned countries was done by Pollfish.
