While much of the public debate about self-driving cars focuses on safety, a new national study from the University of California San Diego reveals Americans’ doubts about driverless cars aren’t just about the fear of a crash. Many Americans also fear the technology’s economic ripple effects—especially job losses in driving and delivery work and the possibility that automated vehicles (AVs) could widen income inequality.
Americans don’t just fear driverless cars will crash—they fear mass job losses
