Motorists fear self-driving cars, AAA says

Almost 70% of people said they were afraid of self-driving vehicles, up from 55% last year, according to a new survey from AAA survey. Such findings mean automakers need to do a better job at making self-driving technology safer and more reliable, the auto club said Thursday. Last month, the Elon Musk-owned automaker recalled some 363,000 vehicles with self-driving technology because the cars sometimes ignore posted speed limits or blow past intersections. Two of those probes are centered on accidents in California and Ohio, where drivers said Tesla's self-driving mode caused a crash. The survey found that 1 in 10 respondents believed they can put a vehicle in self-driving mode and fall asleep, AAA said.