Driverless cars 'are a waste of time', study finds

Almost two thirds of motorists said they would not buy a driverless car despite plans to make the UK a world centre for the autonomous vehicles, a study suggests. It comes after Philip Hammond announced in November plans to invest hundreds of millions of pounds to upgrade electric car charging facilities -- which would speed up the proliferation of driverless cars. But research conducted for The Times also found that one third of people would not pay extra for a driverless car. Three quarters added they were not confident that driverless cars were safe and that being hacked was the most significant worry. The study also found that the public doubts the benefits of the cars and suspects industry motives.