Britain sets out roadmap for self driving vehicle usage by 2025

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Britain said on Friday it wanted a widespread rollout of self-driving vehicles on roads by 2025, announcing plans for new laws and 100 million pounds ($119.09 million) of funding.

The government said it wanted to take advantage of the emerging market for autonomous vehicles, which it valued at 42 billion pounds and estimated could create 38,000 new jobs.

"We want the UK to be at the forefront of developing and using this fantastic technology, and that is why we are investing millions in vital research into safety and setting the legislation to ensure we gain the full benefits that this technology promises," Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said.

The funding package included 35 million pounds for safety research, which would feed into new legislation planned to be in place by 2025. "The legislation would state manufacturers are responsible for the vehicle’s actions when self-driving, meaning a human driver would not be liable for incidents related to driving while the vehicle is in control of driving," a government statement said.Reporting by William James, Editing by Kylie MacLellan

 

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Bit like their allowing the government to run at present, just they don’t know where it’s taking them. It’s looking very much like a head on crash.

That’s something I thought the world would never get to

My government should spend more time figuring out how to stop thousands doing from the cold this winter because they can't afford heating. Parasitic ideology of big tech's wet dreams are the only things that seem to interest them

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