Hanover, Germany
Continental, the technology company that pioneers in sustainable and connected mobility technologies and services, has released its latest Continental Mobility Study. As per the study, driver assistance systems and automated driving are gaining acceptance worldwide.
China and Japan show a high openness of automated driving whereas Germany, France and the USA have a wait-and-see attitude. The technological possibilities in terms of automated driving are far more advanced than the current willingness of drivers to use them. For driver assistance systems, there is consistently a high degree of openness in all five countries, especially when it comes to safety-related functions.
It is clear from the survey that most drivers tend to sit at the wheel of their car, as giving up full control is still unimaginable for many. More than half of those surveyed in Germany, France and the USA believe that automated driving is helpful but is also a little frightening. This finding is in contrast to the positive outlook in China and Japan. 91% in China and 82% in Japan consider automated driving to be a helpful and useful development. Additionally, 79% in China and 67% in Japan expect the technology to become a permanent feature of everyday road traffic in the next five to ten years.
The majority of respondents in all five countries hand over subtasks such as parking completely to assistants or get support in traffic from technology like a turn assist system. Price of the driver assistance system is a major deciding factor in Germany, France and the USA while it is comparatively low in China and Japan.
Continental Mobility Study is a study that Continental conducts with help from Infas, the market and social research institute. For this year’s study, Infas surveyed representative samples of around 1,000 people each in China, Japan, Germany, France and the USA, regarding their mobility habits.
Source – Continental Press Release
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