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　　including Tesla CEO Elon Musk (Elon Musk) and other big names in technology have said that self-driving cars will one day replace traditional cars. However, a new survey shows that many Americans are not impressed by the claim.

　　Three-quarters of Americans say they feel less safe driving or riding in a self-driving car, according to a survey. Additionally, 73 percent of respondents said they would also be more concerned about safety if other family and friends were riding in a self-driving car.

　　The survey, conducted by insurance platform Policygenius, had about 1,500 adult Americans over the age of 18 submitting their findings.

　　Rachael Brennan, a casualty insurance expert on the Policygenius platform, said that considering the complexities of road rage, reckless driving, or car accidents, many Americans are not comfortable taking their hands off the steering wheel and letting the self-driving system control the car. , this concern is understandable.

　　Brennan said that as self-driving technology continues to advance, automakers and insurers need to address a whole new set of challenges, such as making drivers and passengers feel safer in self-driving cars, and introducing and explaining a new generation of vehicles Insurance terms, such as who is responsible in the event of a self-driving car accident.

　　Companies including Ford, General Motors and Tesla are currently betting big on self-driving cars. Last year, Ford said it would invest $7 billion to develop self-driving technology, and this year, General Motors plans to spend $2 billion on its self-driving subsidiary Cruise.

　　For Tesla, Musk has made the assisted driving function Autopilot and the "Full Self-Driving" (FSD) option as an important feature of Tesla. Musk has promised many times before that a fully functional "full self-driving" option will be introduced to society, but this timetable has been delayed several times.

　　Currently, consumers need to pay $15,000 for Tesla's "Full Self-Driving" option, or $199 a month under the membership model. Currently, this optional feature is still in beta and still requires a qualified driver to monitor the car's operation.

　　Although many automakers have invested heavily in research and development of self-driving technology, about 80% of respondents to the above survey said they were unwilling to pay higher prices for new self-driving features added to their cars.

　　It’s worth noting that this isn’t the first survey to show U.S. consumers have concerns about self-driving cars. Earlier this year, 85% of 1,100 people surveyed by the American Automobile Association said they would be concerned if their loved ones were riding in a self-driving car.

　　Over the past few years, self-driving cars have made headlines and headlines, but not always positive news. In June, the U.S. Road Traffic Safety Administration announced that it had launched an investigation into more than a dozen crashes involving Tesla electric vehicles that had Autopilot turned on.

　　In addition, some Tesla owners, as well as passengers of Waymo (Google's self-driving car brother) driverless taxis, regularly post videos on social media, exposing all kinds of bizarre problems with the self-driving system.