Willingness to use fully/semi-autonomous cars worldwide

In 2021, customers worldwide had similar attitudes towards autonomous cars regardless of their level of automation. Some 47 percent of respondents were willing to use a semi-autonomous car, while around 44 percent of responders expressed willingness to use a fully autonomous car. On the other hand, roughly 31 percent of customers stated they did not want to use a semi-autonomous car, while some 34 percent said they were not willing to ride in a fully autonomous car.

Willingness among customers worldwide to use fully autonomous or semi-autonomous cars in 2021

Characteristic	Fully autonomous cars	Semi-autonomous cars
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Release date

February 2021

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2021

Number of respondents

8,500 respondents

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Do you, or would you, use cars that are fully autonomous vs. semi-autonomous?"
Fully autonomous: car can drive on its own, driver has option to intervene.
Semi-autonomous: e.g., autonomous driving on highways.
The source doesn't mention the type of survey or age of the respondents.

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