  The continuous advance of the automotive industry is leading to the emergence
of more advanced driver assistance systems that enable the automation of
certain tasks and that are undoubtedly aimed at achieving vehicles in which the
driving task can be completely delegated. All these advances will bring changes
in the paradigm of the automotive market, as is the case of insurance. For this
reason, CESVIMAP and the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid are working on an
Autonomous Testing pLatform for insurAnce reSearch (ATLAS) to study this
technology and obtain first-hand knowledge about the responsibilities of each
of the agents involved in the development of the vehicles of the future. This
work gathers part of the advancements made in ATLAS, which have made it
possible to have an autonomous vehicle with which to perform tests in real
environments and demonstrations bringing the vehicle closer to future users. As
a result of this work, and in collaboration with the Johannes Kepler University
Linz, the impact, degree of acceptance and confidence of users in autonomous
vehicles has been studied once they have taken a trip on board a fully
autonomous vehicle such as ATLAS. This study has found that, while most users
would be willing to use an autonomous vehicle, the same users are concerned
about the use of this type of technology. Thus, understanding the reasons for
this concern can help define the future of autonomous cars.
