Chinese People More Willing to Embrace Self-Driving Future Than Americans
- Research shows 50% want an autonomous car within next 5 years
- Drivers willing to pay self-driving premium for technology
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More than half of Chinese consumers can’t wait to get out from behind the wheel and into an autonomous car.
That makes China more positive than most about driverless vehicles, with western consumers cooler on the technology, according to a survey of more than 5,000 people by the Capgemini Research Institute. In contrast to China, respondents from the U.S. and the U.K. are the least excited about the prospect of giving up the driver’s seat, with just over a third feeling positive about automated cars.