Americans still don’t trust self-driving cars, poll shows

An Argo self-driving vehicle. A poll conducted online in February and March by SurveyUSA, found widespread scepticism and confusion among Americans about autonomous vehicles. — pasa47/Visualhunt.com/CC BY

Nearly half of Americans say they would not get in a self-driving taxi, according to a poll commissioned by the advocacy group Partners for Automated Vehicle Education.

The poll, conducted online in February and March by SurveyUSA, found widespread scepticism and confusion about autonomous vehicles.