Originally published: AAP, 07 August 2024
A survey of more than 1,000 Australian car owners by insurance provider Budget Direct found three-quarters of respondents (75%) believe that car technology can be distracting. The most distracting car technologies included touchscreens, hands-free mobile phones and speech-to-text systems.
Of bigger concern is that over 1 in 10 (16%) reported having either an accident or a close call due to these technological distractions.
The survey also showed that not all Aussie drivers are ready for the hands-free driving revolution just yet. Two in five (41%) remain skeptical about fully trusting automatic systems like lane correction or pedestrian protection.
This survey was conducted by Pureprofile on behalf of Budget Direct in July 2023. The survey was conducted online with a total sample size of 1008, weighted and representative of all Australian car owners (aged 18+).
