Would You Trust a Self-Driving Car? ft. Greg Brannon of AAA

According to an annual survey conducted by AAA since 2016, most Americans are wary of self-driving cars. While few trust the notion of riding in an autonomous vehicle, it's not the same for ADAS features. In AAA's 2025 study, nearly 80 percent said that prioritizing safety system advancements should be a top technology initiative for automakers. Greg Brannon, Director of Automotive Engineering for AAA, joins us for insight into the findings of the 2025 study. He speaks about how survey participants grapple with a "loss of control" when presented with the idea of a self-driving car. Greg also shares feedback consumers give AAA on their personal vehicles and why a simplified ADAS nomenclature will benefit the car-buying public.  More Resources: Fear in Self-Driving Vehicles Persists via AAA Newsroom: https://tinyurl.com/msvpxfrj  Understanding what fear of the unknown is and how to overcome it via Lorenzo Lucchetti for Medical News Today: https://tinyurl.com/46nruh79  Clearing the Confusion—Common Naming for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems: https://tinyurl.com/yc4xrvzu  Archive of AAA's annual study on self-driving cars, ADAS technology, and public perception: 2016: https://tinyurl.com/bdf7febh  2017: https://tinyurl.com/4ysaa248  2018: https://tinyurl.com/4kdzda5j  2019: https://tinyurl.com/2v9z8zvv  2020: https://tinyurl.com/yh2nkdcz  2021: https://tinyurl.com/2w25u79u  2022: https://tinyurl.com/58vyfdr2  2023: https://tinyurl.com/3rxa94nd  2024: https://tinyurl.com/5ayv9cnd  Follow AutoVision News Radio on LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/49jyrd3b  AV Radio is a Detroit Deep Media Production: https://detroitdeepmedia.com/