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Highway Code to be updated for self-driving cars

Users of self-driving cars will not be responsible for crashes under proposed changes to the Highway Code. Insurance companies rather than individuals will be liable for claims in those circumstances, the Department for Transport said (DfT). The ...

20 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Watching TV to be allowed in self-driving cars in Highway Code update

20 Apr 2022 at 08:55

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2,300 staff affected by Ocado plan to shut oldest warehouse

Online grocer Ocado has announced plans to shut its oldest distribution centre as it shifts towards robotic warehouses, in a move that will affect around 2,300 workers. The group said it will close the site in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, which ...

25 Apr 2023 at 12:12

UK’s first self-driving electric bus unveiled

The UK’s first self-driving electric bus service has been unveiled as part of a project to explore “the art of the possible”. First Group said it will analyse how passengers, drivers, other road users and pedestrians respond to autonomous ...

23 Jan 2023 at 19:08

Driverless cars described as ‘game-changer’ for safety, despite MPs’ concerns

Driverless cars have been described as a “game-changer”, despite MPs expressing concerns on safety and the potential weaponisation of autonomous vehicles. Transport Secretary Mark Harper told the Commons that the Automated Vehicles Bill ...

05 Mar 2024 at 16:05

Self-driving cars: Government rejects claim its safety ambitions are ‘weak’

The Government has rejected claims by MPs that its proposed safety aspirations for self-driving cars are “too weak”. In its response to a Transport Select Committee report, the Department for Transport (DfT) said its proposed aim of ...

24 Nov 2023 at 11:26

Bill to enable self-driving cars to be used on Britain’s roads

A long-awaited legal framework to enable self-driving cars to be used on Britain’s roads was included in the King’s Speech. The Government says its Automated Vehicles Bill will provide the sector with the certainty and confidence ...

07 Nov 2023 at 15:43

Automated Vehicles Bill clears Commons hurdle

A proposed law paving the way for self-driving cars to be used on Britain’s roads has cleared the House of Commons. MPs gave the Automated Vehicles Bill an unopposed third reading and it is on the verge of becoming law. The Bill,...

01 May 2024 at 16:56

Saving Rudolph: AI used to deter deer from railway tracks this Christmas

Deer are being deterred from railway lines using a system harnessing artificial intelligence (AI). The system has been successfully tested along a mile of track between Peterborough and Grantham, train operator LNER said. It ...

20 Dec 2023 at 10:35

City

A third of firms ‘see investment in automation as top priority’ amid hiring woes

One in three businesses are planning to invest in automation as a priority in the face of staffing shortages, according to new research. A survey of 670 UK firms by banking giant HSBC found that 33% of businesses are ...

04 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Government aims to boost AI skills with experts from private tech firms

The Government could pay the salaries of hundreds of private sector digital experts as it tries to improve its use of artificial intelligence (AI) and data, a minister has said. Cabinet Office minister Jeremy Quin ...

19 Jul 2023 at 16:24

Minister’s Satisfaction at plan to make delivery robots play Rolling Stones

Songs played by home delivery robots should be selected by the public via a national competition, according to a transport minister. Jesse Norman suggested the Rolling Stones as his entry and used his speech in a ...

23 May 2023 at 18:58

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