Taiwan News
Date: 2017/08/24
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News)—An online survey, conducted by Gartner, Inc. from April

An online survey, conducted by Gartner revealed that 55% of respondents will not consider riding in a fully autonomous vehicle. (photo from Wikimedia

2017 through May 2017, and polled 1,519 people in the U.S. and Germany, revealed that 55% of respondents will not consider riding in a fully autonomous vehicle, while 71% may consider riding in a partially autonomous vehicle.

Many consumers are cautious about fully autonomous vehicles because they are concerned about technology failures and security, according to the research results.

“Fear of autonomous vehicles getting confused by unexpected situations, safety concerns around equipment and system failures and vehicle and system security are top concerns around using fully autonomous vehicles,” explains Mike Ramsey, research director at Gartner.    [FULL  STORY]