Indians most eager about self-driving cars

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DataLEADS, New Delhi :
Indians most eager about self-driving carsThere is widespread interest about autonomous vehicles in India, Malaysia, China and South Korea, according to a recent survey by IPSOS, a Paris-based global market research and a consulting firm,in selected countries.
There is widespread interest about autonomous vehicles in India, Malaysia, China and South Korea, according to a survey in selected countries.
The study conducted by IPSOS, a Paris-based global market research and a consulting firm, done about the perception of autonomous vehicles in various countries concludes that people are curious though hesitant about self-driving cars. According to the poll results, 58 per cent global respondents reported their curiosity but 13 per cent respondents said they would never use it. 30 per cent reported their excitement.
India, which records the maximum number of road deaths across the globe, has the most number of people excited about self-driving cars. While one in every 10 road deaths is reported from India and 1,46,377 road deaths were recorded in the year 2017 itself, 49 per cent respondents from India said they were intrigued by the idea of self-driving cars.
Other countries like Malaysia, China, South Korea are also excited by the prospects of not having to drive a vehicle manually. While 48 per cent Malaysians and 46 per cent Chinese are excited to use self -driving cars, 38 per cent South Korean respondents showed interest in autonomous driving vehicles.
Besides these, Saudi Arabia (35 per cent), Argentina (35 per cent), South Africa (34 per cent) and Russia (33 per cent) are the countries where self-driving cars also seem to have a lot of enthusiasts.
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