Why? Professor Jack Stilgoe (UCL Science Technology Studies), who led the project, suggested: "People are sceptical that self-driving vehicles will behave just like human-driven vehicles. They want to know when they are dealing with a new object on the road." Surveying 4,860 members of the British public, the research further found that the majority of respondents were uncomfortable with the idea of using self-driving vehicles (SDVs) themselves (58 percent) and a further 55 percent said they were wary of sharing a road with them. The survey also highlighted that such reservations are not simply limited to safety, but also concern who would benefit from such technology: 73 percent of respondents agreed that self-driving vehicle developers would benefit most from the new technology - and only 13 percent agreed that poor people would benefit more than rich. This begs the question: is this advanced technology really being developed with consumers in mind, or is it simply progress for the sake of progress?
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