‘Would you buy a car with self-driving features?’

Boston.com Cars is your go-to resource for coverage of local car news, events, and reviews. In the market for a car or truck? Check out our new car specials and used car specials curated by our local dealer network.Q. My neighbor has a Tesla and keeps talking about how great the self-driving system is. I’m not so sure. I think some aspects of self-driving cars are great, but I don’t think I would want to own one. What do you think?A. There’s almost nothing more I like to do than drive — and, at times, nothing more I hate to do than drive. It recently took me two hours to drive 21 miles, and it would have been great to have the car driving while I did something else. The New England Motor Press Association and MIT did a survey on autonomous vehicles and their overall acceptance by the general public, and the results were interesting. In some cases, 50 percent of the survey’s respondents had no interest in buying an autonomous vehicle, which means that half of the buying public has no interest in buying vehicles that auto manufacturers are spending billions of dollars to produce.John Paul is AAA Northeast’s Car Doctor. He has over 40 years experience in the automotive business and is an ASE certified master technician. He answers readers’ questions each Saturday. You can tune in to his radio program Saturday morning from 8:30-10 a.m. on 950AM WROL or wrolradio.com. Email your car question to [email protected].