The study measures vehicle owner interest and purchase intent for emerging automotive technologies, both before and after market price is revealed. The top-five considered technologies–based on vehicle owners who indicate that they "definitely" or "probably" would purchase in their next vehicle–both pre-price and at market price are:
Pre-Price Feature Interest
Light emitting diode (LED) headlights 70%
Natural language voice-activation 69%
Next-generation head-up display 69%
Wireless connectivity system 68%
Remote vehicle diagnostics 65%At Market Price Feature Interest
HD radio (at $100) 52%
Enhanced collision mitigation system (at $750) 46%
Wireless connectivity system (at $300) 45%
Surround-view rear-vision camera (at $550) 44%
Personal assistance safety services (at $15/month) 41%
via Press Release – 2012 U.S. Automotive Emerging Technologies Study | J.D. Power.
Sample of 17,400 car owners (what about non car owners?) shows that a majority of people still wouldn’t buy into autonomous vehicle technology. Also, men are more into this stuff than women.
HT Driverless HQ [src]