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Three-quarters of U.S. drivers say they’d cede wheel to robot

Almost three-quarters of U.S. drivers are eager to replace the daily commutes drudgery with a self-driving car and 80% say they would pay extra to have a robot take the wheel, according to a new survey.

By Keith Naughton | Updated on June 30, 2016

(Bloomberg) – Almost three-quarters of U.S. drivers are eager to replace the daily commute’s drudgery with a self-driving car and 80% say they would pay extra to have a robot take the wheel, according to a survey that contradicts other recent studies.

AlixPartners said that when the 1,517 people it surveyed were presented with the attributes of self-driving cars, 73% said they would want autonomous vehicles to take over all their driving needs. Mark Wakefield, head of the consulting firm’s automotive practice, said 90% would let a driverless car handle their commute if they could occasionally take the wheel.

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