self-driving cars

Ministers commit a further £100m to self-driving cars

19/08/2022

The Government will spend a further £100m to help bring self-driving vehicles onto UK roads, including £34m for research and £20m to help kick-start commercial services.

Law Commissions reveal legal framework plans for self-driving cars

18/12/2020

The Law Commissions of England and Wales and Scotland have announced proposals for a comprehensive new legal framework to ensure the safety of self-driving vehicles.

Self-driving cars navigate London streets with £13m project

03/10/2019

The DRIVEN consortium has celebrated a key milestone in its 30-month government-supported project by demonstrating the capabilities of a fleet of self-driving vehicles in London’s

Arizona suspends Uber self-drive tests after fatality

27/03/2018

The governor of the US state of Arizona has suspended Uber’s self-driving vehicle testing after a pedestrian was killed in a Phoenix suburb last week.

Self-driving car can navigate through roadworks

13/07/2016

A fleet of more than 100 connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) will be trialled by Jaguar Land Rover on public roads over the next four years – including a system that is able to navigate through roadworks.  

Transport Committee wants strategy for self-driving cars

06/03/2015

The Transport Select Committee has called on the Department for Transport (DfT) to make sure it has the correct strategy in place ahead of the introduction of self-driving cars on the UK’s road network.

See self-driving cars in action at Seeing is Believing

14/10/2014

The Road Safety Markings Association (RSMA) and Thatcham will demonstrate self-driving cars at this year’s Seeing is Believing.

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