Study: Majority Of Drivers Say Next Vehicle Will Be Autonomous

While Tesla rolls out its Model 3 with autonomous hardware, a new survey found more than half of Americans say they would buy a self-driving vehicle for their next car purchase. The data, provided by Reportlinker, show 70 percent of people love driving themselves. However, 53 percent say they would buy a fully autonomous car for their next purchase, while a third of respondents say they would be interested in buying a partially automated vehicle. A reason why people might be leaning towards self-driving technology is because automation is slowly making its way into American vehicle. More than 50 percent of respondents said their current car has automatic cruise control, 36 percent said it has cameras with rear or side views and 20 percent said it has automatic braking.