Self-driving cars are coming, and Americans are getting on board. Thats the conclusion of a new study from the University of Michigan, which found that 56% of U.S. respondents had positive opinions of self-driving vehicles. The technology sounds like science fiction -- 29% of Americans surveyed hadnt heard of it before the study -- yet its not far from becoming reality. Google (GOOG) has been working on the issue for years, unveiling a self-driving prototype in May. The system probably wont be widely available for five or six years, but executives have predicted that one day a significant number of cars will carry Google technology. Nissan, meanwhile, said last year that it hopes to have a self-driving car on the market by 2020. Cool cars: Hot wheels and good deals California, Nevada, Florida and Michigan have passed legislation allowing the testing of self-driving cars on public roads, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a series of recommendations on the issue as well.
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 17:45:51 +0000
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