Survey: Gen Y wants self-driving car features

Chris Woodyard | USA TODAY

If you're wondering why automakers seem so hellbent all of a sudden on developing driverless car, blame Gen Y.

The technologies that Gen Y consumers want the most in a new car are the same safety systems that would be found in driverless cars, a new survey by Accenture consulting finds. The survey covered 14,000 drivers in 12 countries, including the U.S.

Here are some of the features they favored:

•82% want automatic braking systems that stops the car in an emergency.

•76% want automatic breaking systems that prevent hitting an object.

•72% are most interested in collision-warning systems.

•71% percent want fully automatic parking,

•48% want lane-keeping systems.

At present, Millennials make up about a third of all U.S. drivers. They are the rising generation of car buyers that the industry craves the most. They outranked those of their parent's generation, Boomers, in the survey when it came desire for autonomous driving technologies.