Law firm report cites 'consumer perceptions,' cyber concerns as barriers to self-driving cars

Tech and auto industry leaders see “consumer perceptions” of autonomous vehicles as the main barrier to the testing and rollout of self-driving cars while also ranking cybersecurity as a top concern, according to a report published Monday by law firm Perkins Coie and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International.

The report was compiled based on more than 260 answers sent in by tech and auto industry officials, along with federal and state regulators, to a Perkins Coie survey...