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Automakers Not Making Progress in Persuading Consumers to Want Electric or Self-Driving Vehicles

October 16, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

J.D. Power research finds women even less interested than men in self-driving vehicles.

As auto manufacturers invest billions to bring self-driving vehicles to market and increase choice in battery-electric vehicles, many consumers still lack confidence in the technologies. According to the J.D. Power 2019 Q3 Mobility Confidence Index Study fueled by SurveyMonkey Audience shows the Mobility Confidence Index is 36 (on a 100-point scale) for self-driving vehicles and 55 for battery-electric vehicles—identical scores to three months ago.

“It was a little surprising to find consumer sentiment about self-driving vehicles and electrification has stayed flat, but it shows that consumers are

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