Female drivers herald new tech

The auto industry has for long pondered research into gender-based cognitive capacities, which suggested that women may be lagging behind men in visuospatial processing, and hence potentially more prone to mishaps while driving.

Such research findings, however, have not deterred Chinese women. The number of female drivers has increased enormously in China in recent times.

Now, industry experts are wondering if the autonomous driving technology could help in any way in this regard, after a study revealed driverless vehicles could help make rides safer for women.