General Motors’ brand Chevrolet is among the major automakers that consumers trust most to develop safe autonomous vehicles, according to a recent study conducted by AutoPacific.
AutoPacific recently conducted a survey to gauge consumer sentiment towards autonomous vehicles, surveying over 600 licensed drivers aged 18-80 in the United States on their feelings toward self-driving vehicles and which companies they’d trust most to develop and safe and effective autonomous driving technology.
When asked which brand they trust the most to develop “safe and reliable” autonomous vehicles, roughly 32 percent of respondents said Tesla, making it the most trustworthy brand among consumers who participated in this study. Second was Toyota with 19 percent, followed by BMW at 18 percent and Chevrolet at 16 percent.
AutoPacific researchers believe Tesla led the way in this study as it often generates news headlines, both good and bad, over its Full-Self Driving assistance feature.
“This likely can be credited to much more ‘buzz’ surrounding the automaker’s pricey and controversial Full-Self Driving driver assistance tech in which current Tesla owners are able to sign up as volunteers and help demo the Level 2 semi-autonomous hands-free capability for Tesla’s own R&D efforts,” the research firm said.
The company’s researchers noted that both Chevrolet and Ford offer Level 2 hands-free driving assistance in their products currently, giving them some credibility among survey participants. Toyota also offers its own Level 2 semi-autonomous driving system on the hydrogen Mirai and the latest iteration of the Lexus LS, but has yet to roll it out to more mainstream models like the Prius or Corolla.
Cadillac was among the top-cited brands for developing autonomous vehicle technology, as well, with seven percent of survey participants selecting the GM luxury brand as their most trusted. While GM’s Super Cruise Level 2 system is now available on the Chevy Bolt EUV, it was Cadillac that introduced this technology on its CT6 full-size sedan.
Another interesting takeaway from the study was that Apple found itself among the brands that consumers trust most to develop AV technology, despite having never built a car. This would suggest that many consumers view AVs as a tech feature that Silicon Valley is more or just as likely to develop as effectively as Detroit is.
Cruise Origin robotaxi
GM is arguably the furthest along when it comes to deploying driverless vehicles on public roads through its Cruise subsidiary. The automaker will begin building its fully driverless Cruise Origin robotaxi at its Factory Zero plant in Detroit next year and will deploy the vehicles on public roads in the U.S. as part of a ride-hailing business venture. It recently received a permit from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) that enables Cruise to collect fares from passengers, as well, placing it one step further toward rolling out and monetizing this technology. Cruise has major backers, as well, including Microsoft and Wal-Mart.
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Sure if I was suicidal and wanted to burn to death.
Who in the Heck supported this ! Don’t get me wrong, I am a Long Time GM Owner, but there is no way I will ever buy a GM EV with the risk of the Vehicle burning my Home Down. I still use my GM Rewards Card, and I am Hopeful… But, if I needed a EV right now, it would be a Tesla. Maybe? GM can start selling Home Insurance so when you buy an EV from them, they will cover you for your Home as well.
Rent free.
The batteries are not made by GM.
GM is responsible for not testing the “hell” out of them.
So, Chevrolet was actually 4th “amongst” the first 4 manufacturers and Cadillac was last “amongst” all the manufacturers cited by the pollsters. Curious what was total GM result.
Suck it up and drive people! These autonomous vehicles are just gonna kill more people!
Exactly. How lazy can people get. If you don’t like driving call a cab or take Uber.
Waiting on the real h4cksaw to respond.
Taxis and rideshare and buses employ people.
GM has not had a full autonomous crash yet to be in the head lines. Every MFG will be trusted till that first national story.
Umm, tesla was #1 and has had numerous horrific accidents. Care to be chopped in half? Smashed into a hwy barrier? Careen off the road? Run into an emergency vehicle?
Full autonomous does not exist, but the dream sells.
My payday is almost here. I can’t wait for one of these to rear end me. My back and neck will hurt and I will own this company.
Probably not. Uber basically skated after mowing down a pedestrian in phoenix. For whatever reason government wants AV’s and is not going to side with you. I have my fingers crossed that one of the ambulance chasing lawyers succeeds in making an example out of an AV accident, but I am doubtful it is going to happen. The public is just going to accept it much like they accept texting and driving accidents.
Nikki
Self driving vehicles will obey all traffic laws at all times including speed limits. If you get rear ended you’re driving too damn slow.
That has absolutely nothing to do with me suing them. In my state you rear end anyone it’s automatically your fault but thanks for your concern.
You aren’t a lawyer and I’m telling you what I know for a fact to be law In my state thanks for your concern.
I smell a liar.
I only smell the supposed lawyer.
No it’s definitely the cheap suit you wear.
Why are you smelling my suit?
Like everybody nowadays. Everyone’s looking for a free ride. So you’re willing to commit insurance fraud?
You going to snitch on him if he is?
If it’s proven by witnesses that you slammed on your brakes to cause a rear end collision you are not only at fault, you will also receive a reckless operation charge
Nikki you are not correct.
If you are following so close to the person in front of you that you smash into the back of them if they hit the brakes you are at fault. Name a state where that’s not the case. You are a lawyer right? Tell me one state where this is not the law.
“Name a state where that’s not the case.”
All 50 plus DC and Guam + all those other islands.
You are actually claiming it would be the drivers fault if the person behind them was following to close and they hit the brakes and the the car smashes in the back of them? Lol geez I almost believed you were a lawyer until you said that.
I can’t help that you don’t understand the law.
You have no idea what your talking about. You definitely aren’t a lawyer. No need to lie about what you do.
This is not true. With FSD, at least, the driver/babysitter can tell the Tesla to go faster. And most drivers think speed limit is the minimum, and “too damn slow.”
When you have the money you can publish anything you want.
Even the truth frequently gets distorted after it goes thru GMs media machine.
CNN and MSNBC are living proof of that….
Don’t be a coward use your own name to say that.
Why would anyone trust an autonomous vehicle?
Manufacturers cannot even put infotainment systems in vehicles that don’t crash.
Early April fools joke? If not it should be!
The deciding factor will not be the general public acceptance nor the law makers. It will be the statistics about accidents that the insurrance companies will collect. The day the stats shows that autonomous cars are involved in less acidents or less severe accidents than human-driven vehicles, the “people still driving their car themselves” will have to pay a sizeable premium, and *that* will cause a change of paradigm.
There may be decades before that happens however!
Totally agree with @whypac on this. What’s there to trust when ALL manufacturers are still wrestling with getting the basics correct. With some of the sloppy mistakes auto manufacturers are making, you’d think we’re living in 1922, not 2022! Until an auto manufacturer can ensure 100% reliability with basic things like air bags, intermittent wipers, seat belts, hvac, infotainment, etc…none should be trusted with autonomous driving!
Being international laughter day this made me laugh, Thanks gm!
All the comments on dangerous and lazy are spot on. I shift my Sonic LS 5spd without thinking, follow at an enormous distance, which I don’t have to, and the Corvette-engineered suspension helps to stay in my lane. Aced navigation in the Army. Modern vehicles are so easy to operate. Why would I need, want or pay for any of this underdeveloped crap? Would rather babysit my own granddaughters.