According to British media reported on January 1, according to the survey, although Britain plans to build itself into a major driverless automobile center in the world, and announced that it will invest in the construction of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, but about two-thirds of Britons will not The main reason for buying such a car is its concern for the safety of the driverless car.
In November, Philip Hammond announced plans to invest hundreds of millions of pounds to improve the charging of electric vehicles, which will accelerate the development of unmanned vehicles.
A survey conducted by The Times found that one in three people did not spend the extra money on driverless cars and three out of four said their biggest concern was the safety of the car. Of the merits and engine performance doubts .2 / 3 that fully automated cars are not good for the community, most are also worried about the impact on their own work.More than half of the surveyors believe that car manufacturers to invest in new technologies for profit, and 60% Of people think they are not doing enough on safety.
In 2016, a man in Florida, USA, died in a car accident. Tesla, who was driving, collided with a semi-trailer and the semi-automatic driving system on the car was in operation.
Traffic scholar Christian Wauma told The Times, "We do not have a demand for driverless cars. The whole concept of the producer is to not use shared electric cars anymore, to make traveling more free, but to ignore most people's In fact, these types of vehicles are more suitable for urban traffic and less convenient for the suburbs.Unmanteed vehicles also need to face many problems such as traffic concept, technical problems, pricing and supporting infrastructures.
Critics also question how unmanned vehicles cope with complicated weather conditions such as bad weather, uneven road signs or traffic jams, adding that some basic questions have not yet been fully answered.