According to an annual survey conducted by AAA since 2016, most Americans are wary of self-driving cars. While few trust the notion of riding in an autonomous vehicle, it's not the same for ADAS features. In AAA's 2025 study, nearly 80 percent said that prioritizing safety system advancements should be a top technology initiative for automakers.
Greg Brannon, Director of Automotive Engineering for AAA, joins us for insight into the findings of the 2025 study. He speaks about how survey participants grapple with a "loss of control" when presented with the idea of a self-driving car. Greg also shares feedback consumers give AAA on their personal vehicles and why a simplified ADAS nomenclature will benefit the car-buying public.
More Resources:
Fear in Self-Driving Vehicles Persists via AAA Newsroom: https://tinyurl.com/msvpxfrj
Understanding what fear of the unknown is and how to overcome it via Lorenzo Lucchetti for Medical News Today: https://tinyurl.com/46nruh79
Clearing the Confusion—Common Naming for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems: https://tinyurl.com/yc4xrvzu
Archive of AAA's annual study on self-driving cars, ADAS technology, and public perception:
2016: https://tinyurl.com/bdf7febh
2017: https://tinyurl.com/4ysaa248
2018: https://tinyurl.com/4kdzda5j
2019: https://tinyurl.com/2v9z8zvv
2020: https://tinyurl.com/yh2nkdcz
2021: https://tinyurl.com/2w25u79u
2022: https://tinyurl.com/58vyfdr2
2023: https://tinyurl.com/3rxa94nd
2024: https://tinyurl.com/5ayv9cnd
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