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Innovation Roundup: Driverless Cars; Bitcoin

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A self-driving Ford Fusion hybrid car sits parked on Aug. 18, 2016 in Pittsburgh. Uber said that passengers in Pittsburgh will be able to summon rides in self-driving cars with the touch of a smartphone button in the next several weeks. (Jared Wickerham/AP)
A self-driving Ford Fusion hybrid car sits parked on Aug. 18, 2016 in Pittsburgh. Uber said that passengers in Pittsburgh will be able to summon rides in self-driving cars with the touch of a smartphone button in the next several weeks. (Jared Wickerham/AP)

Tech companies have been investing billions in autonomous vehicles and many believe that they could be the future of driving. But a new study out of MIT says consumers are growing less comfortable with handing over control of their vehicles.

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Asma Khalid, WBUR BostonomiX reporter. She tweets @asmamk and @bostonomix.

This segment aired on May 26, 2017.

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