President Trump has privately voiced skepticism about driverless cars
[The Hill] President Trump has reportedly expressed skepticism on more than one occasion about the move toward self-driving cars.
Axios, citing four sources who've heard him discuss the subject, reported on Sunday that Trump doesn't see the usefulness of autonomous vehicles. He has also reportedly said that he would never let a computer-operated car drive him.
"He's definitely an automated car skeptic," one source told Axios.
Trump's concerns about autonomous vehicles are not unusual. A survey of Americans released last week by AAA found that 71 percent of respondents are afraid of riding in a driverless car.
The Axios report also says that Trump has acted out scenes of what are supposed to be frenetic autonomous vehicles to make his point that they don't make sense. He has reportedly acted out these scenes on Air Force One and in the White House.
Posted by: Besoeker 2019-03-20 |