General Article Driverless car concept gains traction with young people

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Four in ten under-40s would be interested in having a driverless car, though British people tend to think they won’t catch on.

By Will Dahlgreen

When Google first experimented with driverless cars, they added sensors and a computer to a Toyota Prius and allowed humans to override it if they wanted to. Afterwards, however, they said they ‘saw stuff that made us a little nervous’. Now, they say completely driverless cars – with no steering wheel or pedals – will be much safer. As one commentato...

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