iReach Insights Press Release
Only 17% of adults in Ireland have complete confidence in driverless vehicles.
48% of adults in Ireland go as far to say that they are afraid to be driven by a self-driving car.
Top reasons people wouldn't buy one: 1. Safety (70%), 2. Trust Issues (69%) and 3. They like driving (41%).
Top reasons why people would be one: 1. Less stress (52%), 2. More efficient time use (44%) and 3. Comfort (41%).
Almost half (46%) of adults in Ireland believe that one day we’ll only be able to buy self-driving cars.
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According to the Irish Mirror, self-driving cars could be available in Ireland within 5 years and with this in mind iReach Insights conducted a nationally representative survey on 1,001 adults in Ireland on attitudes and perceptions surrounding self-driving cars.
According to the research, adults in Ireland are sceptical of driverless cars, with only 17% having complete confidence in new driverless vehicles. 48% of adults in Ireland go as far to say that they are afraid to be driven by a self-driving car. Those afraid of self-driving cars differ amongst genders; drops to 35% for males and increases to 61% for females.
51% of adults in Ireland don’t like the idea of self-driving vehicles and wouldn’t buy one. More females (58%) than males (44%) don’t like them. Main reasons why people wouldn’t by one; 1. Safety Issues (70%), 2. Trust Issues (69%), 3. They like driving (41%), 4. Rather wait until it has been on the market for a while (28%) and 5. Too Controlled (24%).
28% do like the idea of them and would buy one. Main reasons why people would buy one; 1. Less stress (52%), 2. More efficient time use (44%), 3. Comfort (41%), 4. Safety (40%) and 5. Use the time for sleeping (22%).
There is still 21% who are unsure if they like the idea of autonomous cars or not, so only time will tell!
Only a third (33%) of adults in Ireland think that autonomous cars will reduce the number of car crashes. Furthermore, only a quarter (26%) think that they will reduce traffic jams.
Although there might not be many perceived benefits of driverless cars, 41% think that autonomous cars the future of the automobile industry and almost half (46%) of adults in Ireland believe that one day we’ll only be able to buy self-driving cars.
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iReach Insights provides a range of research and market intelligence services in Ireland and Europe. iReach has built a Consumer Decisions Research Panel of 40,000 members in Ireland, delivering robust research insights. The survey questions were included in the Nationally Representative iReach Consumer Decisions Omnibus run between the 21th and the 26th March and has a 3% Confidence Interval and 95% Confidence Level.
Questions asked of participants:
Do you like the idea of self-driving vehicles?
If you had the opportunity to buy an autonomous driving car, would you buy one?
Why wouldn’t you buy one?
Why would you buy one?
How much do you agree / disagree with the following statements:
Do you favour the idea of using a self-driving public transportation system?
What do you think would be the consequences of an autonomous public transportation system in Dublin?
iReach Insights Limited – Temple Hall, Temple Road, Blackrock, CO. Dublin, IRELAND.
iReach Managing Director: Oisin Byrne
T: 01-214 3740 or email: PR@ireachhq.com
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