5 times more concern than Chinese or Indian drivers

The automotive industry has changed significantly over the years with the adoption of car manufacturers to adopt the latest technologies to meet the developing expectations of drivers. Artificial intelligence, the cornerstone of innovation in the technology industry, has become the center of this change. While artificial intelligence creates excitement, it also reveals a great east-west distinction on how drivers see the role of drivers in vehicles by fueling fear and skepticism.

Techgaged.com According to the data presented by, Western drivers are five times more concerned about artificial intelligence in vehicles than Chinese or Indian colleagues.

More than 60 %of Western drivers are skeptical or indifferent about artificial intelligence in driving aid.

Seven years after artificial intelligence becomes the main current, the use of vehicles still causes mixed emotions. While some drivers welcome the potential to make autonomous driving and increase the safety and fuel efficiency, many of them continue to be cautious about losing control at the wheel. Due to technical failures and inadequate arrangements, fear of accidents only fuel their skepticism. Deloitte’s 2025 Global Automotive Consumer ResearchAccording to, most of the artificial intelligence skeptics among the drivers are in Western countries.

Many Western drivers are afraid of the reliability of artificial intelligence in critical situations, fearing for malfunctions or misconceptions that may cause accidents. Privacy is also a major problem, as connected tools increase fears of abuse or surveillance by collecting large amounts of data.

According to Deloitte, approximately 60 %of Western drivers feel indifferent to the use of artificial intelligence in vehicles or. For example, for about 25 %of the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany, artificial intelligence does not provide clear benefit, while more than 30 %is neutral. On the other hand, only 40 %of the drivers in these countries think that artificial intelligence is beneficial in vehicles, which is much less than Asian markets.

Chinese and Indian drivers are often more enthusiastic about artificial intelligence, and there are a few reasons for this. In China, smart cities and government -supported initiatives that encourage autonomous driving created a culture of optimism around artificial intelligence, including traffic. In the meantime, India’s growing middle class and worsening traffic conditions make artificial intelligence -supported vehicles quite attractive.

Statistics show that only 5 %of the drivers in China, India and Southeast Asia find that artificial intelligence is useless in vehicles and that this rate is five times less than the Western countries. At the same time, 82 %of Indians and 77 %of the Chinese are willing to adopt artificial intelligence solutions for safer and smarter transportation systems.

Monitoring against theft, urgent aid and traffic automatically are cases where artificial intelligence is mostly used in vehicles

Deloitte’s survey also revealed the most popular artificial intelligence -supported features among the drivers. 86 %of Indian drivers, 78 %of Chinese drivers, 62 %of US drivers, and 58 %of the drivers in the UK were at the beginning of the Emergency Aid list, which was willing to pay extra for this service.

The follow -up against theft was 88 %in India, 77 %in China, 60 %in the USA and 65 %in the United Kingdom. The automatically detection of other vehicles and pedestrians was another important feature adopted by 81 %of Chinese drivers and 75 %of Indian drivers, but only 60 %of the US and 50 %of the UK drivers in the United Kingdom.

The questionnaire also showed that 87 %of Indian drivers and 80 %of the Chinese drivers believe that their next vehicles should be connected to a smartphone, which was about 20 %of their colleagues in the United States and England and almost twice twice than Japan.