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October 15, 2024 1191 replies
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Volkswagen Sedric self-driving concept car, 2017. Image courtesy VW
Q1. Autonomous car maker Waymo is operating or will soon be operating driverless taxis in Phoenix, San Francisco, Austin, and L.A, providing 100,000 rides a week. Competitor Cruise is operating or will soon be in Phoenix, Dallas, and Houston.

When do you think fully autonomous vehicles, where no driver is needed and passengers can read or take a nap, will be widely available to consumers in the US?
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female
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18-29
30-44
45-64
65+

Already are

4%
2%
6%
6%
2%
3%
0%
5%
6%
3%

Within 5 years

24%
24%
25%
19%
27%
28%
13%
21%
25%
37%

6 to 12 years

35%
37%
33%
26%
39%
43%
57%
32%
30%
28%

Longer than 12 years

26%
27%
24%
30%
26%
21%
28%
27%
26%
23%

Never

11%
9%
12%
19%
7%
4%
1%
16%
13%
9%
Q2. Tesla's self-driving cars are a few years behind Cruise (General Motors) and Waymo (Google) when it comes to metrics such as miles between accidents. However, Tesla is using a different approach than the others, more AI-based, and some experts think Tesla may overtake Cruise and Waymo in the not too distant future.

Does the fact that Elon Musk is Tesla's CEO and largest shareholder give you more or less confidence that Tesla will ultimately overtake competitors in the self-driving market?
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Yes, and I'm happy to buy Musk's cars

19%
24%
14%
36%
20%
1%
10%
22%
22%
15%

Yes, but I won't buy Musk's cars

27%
28%
25%
39%
18%
17%
33%
20%
28%
28%

No, but I would buy Musk's cars

3%
6%
0%
3%
3%
4%
12%
2%
1%
1%

No, and I wouldn't buy Musk's cars

41%
28%
52%
8%
43%
74%
33%
44%
39%
47%

Don't know

5%
5%
5%
7%
3%
4%
7%
7%
3%
6%

Don't care

5%
7%
3%
7%
14%
0%
5%
6%
6%
3%
Q3. Have you ridden in a self-driving taxi, and if so, what did you think?
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18-29
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45-64
65+

No, not had a ride in one

93%
92%
94%
94%
94%
92%
87%
90%
95%
98%

Yes, it was great

1%
2%
1%
1%
1%
3%
5%
1%
1%
0%

Yes, good

0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%

Yes, so so

1%
1%
0%
0%
2%
1%
1%
1%
0%

Yes, not good

0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%

Yes, it was terrible

0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
1%

Not sure

1%
0%
1%
0%
0%
2%
0%
2%
1%
0%

Don't care

4%
3%
4%
5%
2%
3%
7%
5%
2%
1%

2014, 22% looked forward to no longer driving when self-driving cars were a reality, 31% were mixes, and 31% wanted to continue to drive 

2016, 19% wanted Lyft's self driving cars to be tested in their city, 26% did not. 

2016, 26% would not take a self-driving taxi if one arrived to pick them up, 39% would only ride in it if given a discount, 22% would do it at regular price, 4% would pay extra. 

May 2017, 18% said autonomous vehicles would never be safer than those with human drivers, but among those who believed they would, 55% said humans should still be allowed to drive when they are safer, 45% said they should have to pass more strict driving tests than now to do so. 3% said no one should be able to drive at that point. 

September 2017, 20% predicted full self-driving miles would first exceed driven miles before 2032, 66% said after, and 7% said never. 37% looked forward to the day, 54% did not

In 2019, when Musk said there would me 1m robotaxis on the road in 2020, 54% believed Telsa technology would allow for that by that time. 

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