UK: Just one in 10 would feel safe in a self-driving car survey suggests

Less than 10 percent of the British population would feel safe in a self-driving car, according to new research published this week. A study by gap insurance firm InsureTheGap found just nine percent of the drivers it questioned would feel comfortable in a fully self-driving autonomous vehicle, and just 12 percent of respondents would ever consider buying such a thing. But the figures revealed a noticeable gender split, with men proving far more trusting of autonomous technology. Similarly, just 43 percent of men said they did not trust autonomous technology, compared with 54 percent of women. The government statement said Automated Lane Keeping Systems (ALKS) could “legally be defined as self-driving” and would soon arrive on UK roads.