Almost three-quarters of U.S. drivers are eager to replace the daily commutes drudgery with a self-driving car and 80 percent say they would pay extra to have a robot take the wheel, according to a survey that contradicts other recent studies. AlixPartners said that when the 1,517 people it surveyed were presented with the attributes of self-driving cars, 73 percent said they would want autonomous vehicles to take over all their driving needs. Mark Wakefield, head of the consulting firms automotive practice, said 90 percent would let a driverless car handle their commute if they could occasionally take the wheel.
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