Less Interested in Self-Driving Cars, Older Drivers Embrace Auto Safety Technology

Older drivers are increasingly comfortable with and recognize the benefits of active safety technology, but they are still reluctant to relinquish total control to an autonomous vehicle, according to a nationwide survey by Munich Re, US of drivers age 65 and older. Approximately two out of three (63 percent) drivers over age 65 intend to purchase their next vehicle with active safety technology