Is car tech making driving worse?

Are motorists becoming too dependent on technology to drive safely?

New research suggests many think so, with 40% of drivers saying in-car technology has worsened driving standards on UK roads. Interestingly, many more younger motorists think this (51% of 25–34s) compared with just 36% of over-65s.

Yet, despite these concerns, confidence behind the wheel is increasingly linked to using tech aids in cars.

Even with almost universal features such as electronic parking brakes, hill-start assist and traffic-sign recognition, only around three in five drivers say they’d feel fully confident behind the wheel without them, according to the research by AA Driving School.

Ros spoke to Mark Born, head of AA Driving School Academy.

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