Believing machines can out-do people may fuel acceptance of self-driving cars

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trouble believing that machines can outperform humans—also called posthuman ability—were more likely to accept the presence of driverless cars on the highway. The findings may help carmakers design self-driving cars, as well as help policy makers better understand the factors behind the acceptance of autonomous vehicles, a concept that has caused considerable debate, according to S. Shyam Sundar, James P. Jimirro Professor of Media Effects and affiliate of Penn State's Institute for CyberScience (ICS).
Source https://phys.org/news/2019-05-believing-machines-out-do-people-fuel.html