People are still wary of self-driving cars, but reluctance drops after they try driver-assist features, study says

Most people still say they wouldn't buy a self-driving vehicle, but they become far more open to the idea after they try cars with automatic driver-assist features. That's according to a survey conducted by global consulting firm AlixPartners. Only 18% of those surveyed reported personal experience with driver-assist features such as automatic braking, lane keeping and adaptive cruise control. Among those, 49% said they are "confident" or "very confident" of driverless cars, 21% are neutral and 31% are not confident. Of respondents with no experience with self-driving features, only 28% said they were confident or very confident of driverless cars.