Psychological roadblocks to the adoption of self-driving vehicles

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Shariff, Azim; Bonnefon, Jean-François; Rahwan, Iyad
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Abstract
Self-driving cars offer a bright future, but only if the public can overcome the psychological challenges that stand in the way of widespread adoption. We discuss three: ethical dilemmas, overreactions to accidents, and the opacity of the cars’ decision-making algorithms — and propose steps towards addressing them.
Date issued
2017-09
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/125064
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Media Laboratory
Journal
Nature Human Behavior
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Citation
Shariff, Azim et al. "Psychological roadblocks to the adoption of self-driving vehicles." Nature Human Behavior 1, 10 (September 2017): 694–696
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ISSN
2397-3374
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