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Originally Posted by redpoint5
Can I get the source for your survey results?
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1 in 5 say they would never drive again if they had an autonomous car [w/poll] - Autoblog
The Big Worry About Driverless Cars? Losing Privacy, New Poll Finds. - Driver's Seat - WSJ
I think you are correct that public opinion will change as the technology becomes more common and understood. I am just saying there are real concerns and problems that will have to be solved, and the skeptics are often the best people to help shed light on those issues.
The biggest hurdle will be the data collection. Look at the uproar caused by the NSA scandal. And that is private cell phone usage from commercial carriers. Imagine the information accessible in city/state/fed servers dealing with autonomous traffic logs. Laws don't currently exist to handle privacy or access to this information. If you are driving an autonomous vehicle on public roads that sends data to various services (gps, traffic systems, automakers, etc.) it really isn't up to the individual as to who sees that data, unlike Facebook. We can certainly solve the problem with laws, but it is an issue and one of the many good reasons people could be skeptical about the future of autonomous cars.