{"id":3364,"date":"2019-08-29T16:44:48","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T14:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/?p=3364"},"modified":"2019-08-29T16:44:48","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T14:44:48","slug":"consumers-downplay-autonomous-electric-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/2019\/08\/29\/consumers-downplay-autonomous-electric-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Consumers Downplay Autonomous, Electric Cars"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Consumers Downplay Autonomous, Electric Cars<\/h2>\n

J.D. Power\u2019s 2019 Mobility Confidence Index Study, released in July, exposes adverse feelings towards self-driving and battery-electric vehicles amongst consumers. The Mobility Confidence Index is 36 (on a 100-point scale) for self-driving vehicles and 55 for battery-electric vehicles.<\/p>\n

Kristin Kolodge, Executive Director, Driver Interaction & Human Machine Interface Researcher at J.D. Power said that these results are not encouraging, especially as automakers continue to invest billions of dollars into self-driving and electrification technologies in vehicles.<\/p>\n

The consumer survey is done in order to determine if automakers and consumers are on the same page when it comes mobility and vehicles trends.<\/p>\n

The study is carried out quarterly and helps measure whether the market is ready for new mobility technologies such as self-driving and electric options.<\/p>\n

The survey is segmented into three categories: low (0-40), neutral (41-60), and positive (61-100). J.D. Power utilized survey software company SurveyMonkey to conduct the study in which 5,749 consumers were polled about self-driving vehicles and 5,270 about battery-electric vehicles.<\/p>\n

Following are key findings about self-driving vehicles:<\/p>\n