Study Shows Americans Would Rather Drive Themselves Than Take A RoboTaxi

U.S. consumers aren't as enthusiastic as the rest of the world about giving up vehicle ownership in favor of robotaxi services, according to a report by AlixPartners, a global consulting company.

The Global Autonomous Vehicle survey of more than 6,500 consumers in six countries found 44 percent of U.S. respondents said they would consider giving up personal vehicles if ride-hailing robotaxis become widespread and cost about the same as ownership. Eighty-four percent of respondents in China said they would consider giving up ownership.

PUGPROUD - 1/30/2020 10:22:17 AM

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No surprise here.

Car4life1 - 1/30/2020 1:02:07 PM

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Lol Americans care about the bottom line, how much is this gonna cost me? If it’s cheaper, well robo taxi it is!

t_bone - 1/30/2020 10:31:15 AM

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I thinking the force behind all of this is the "hope" that the government can officially give up on improving/expanding road infrastructure. People won't notice the gridlock when they have their heads down in their phones.

vdiv - 1/30/2020 12:55:49 PM

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Or any infrastructure for that matter, rail, air, ferries, not to mention power, water, communications.

supermoto - 1/30/2020 2:15:55 PM

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Robo-taxis are not going to happen in the US. No company could or would take on the liability for every accident in their fleet. Much less expensive to let a driver be responsible for the liability.

vdiv - 1/30/2020 2:38:02 PM

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Autonomous shuttles are happening right now on public streets, the difference is the route is fixed, the speed is low, and many have a human backup operator/monitor onboard. Liability and indemnity are indeed significant barriers.

skytop - 1/30/2020 10:33:13 PM

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I took a Johnny Cab last time I was in Never, Neverland.

ctsang - 1/31/2020 10:47:44 AM

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ask to see if they would like a chauffeur

skytop - 1/31/2020 9:06:00 PM

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NYC has had autonomous subway trains for decades.