Title | UK to Allow Driverless Cars on Public Roads Next Year | |
Date | Wednesday July 30 2014, @02:12PM | |
Author | LaminatorX | |
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from the Carriageway-Dodgems dept. |
The UK government is to permit driverless cars on the roads by next year.
The UK government is to outline measures to permit driverless cars to use public roads by next year.
Currently, autonomous vehicles are only allowed on private roads.
The Department for Transport had previously pledged to allow self-driving cars to be trialled on public roads by the end of 2013.
In December, the Treasury said it would create a £10m prize to fund a town or city to become a testing ground for the cars.
The government wants to signal that Britain can be a leader in such technology, and Business Secretary Vince Cable will announce measures to boost research later.
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