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81% of people think autonomous vehicles are a good idea, says study

Mark Moran
16 August 2017
A driverless pod being trialled by TRL as part of the Greenwich GATEway project
A driverless pod being trialled by TRL as part of the Greenwich GATEway project

 

Over 80% of the people are open to the idea of autonomous vehicles (AVs) on the UK’s roads, according to a report produced by transport researchers TRL and Royal Holloway, University of London. The Attitudes to AVs report shows that many people feel that self-driving cars would help deliver a wide range of environmental, social and economic benefits.

“People’s overall openness to the idea of autonomous vehicles was very high, with 81% of respondents agreeing that...

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