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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

UK’s first driverless bus service launched over Forth Road Bridge

A driverless bus has taken passengers across the Forth Road Bridge, marking the launch of the UK’s first autonomous bus service. Scotland’s transport minister Kevin Stewart was one of the first to strap in for the short journey as the ...

11 May 2023 at 16:56

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 ...

05 Mar 2024 at 16:05

Labour warns over job losses in wake of driverless cars

Job losses as a result of self-driving cars cannot be allowed to replicate the “ravages of deindustrialisation”, Labour have warned. During the second reading of the Automated Vehicles Bill, Transport Secretary Mark Harper told ...

05 Mar 2024 at 16:54

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

20 Apr 2022 at 08:55

Motoring News

Mercedes teams up with Bosch to create automated valet parking

Mercedes and Bosch have created the world’s first automated driverless parking function for commercial use. The so-called ‘automated valet’ allows a driver to move into a parking garage, get out of the vehicle and send ...

30 Nov 2022 at 17:12

Motoring News

‘New technology like this is fantastic and it’s important to embrace it’ says 93-year-old who takes a trip in self-driving Nissan

A 93-year-old man has given the green light for self-driving cars after being taken for a ride in an autonomous Nissan Leaf in Bedfordshire. Brad Ashton, a retired comedy scriptwriter from Enfield, London, was invited ...

14 Mar 2025 at 14:41

Motoring News

Stellantis reveals new autonomous driving technology

The Stellantis Group has revealed that it is developing its first in-house automated driving technology – STLA AutoDrive. The system will allow a vehicle to be driven autonomously at speeds of up to 37mph in urban ...

24 Feb 2025 at 11:15

Motoring News

Autonomous cars are coming sooner rather than later

Few of us know what the future of the car will look like, but it’s certain that the way we get from A to B will involve more technology as in-car systems become more complex over time. Back in the mid to late ...

27 May 2024 at 10:00

Self-driving bus service takes to the road in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter

A self-driving bus service has taken to the road in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter. The eight-seater Harlander is Northern Ireland’s first self-driving vehicle, and will provide a free shuttle service in a pilot ...

22 Jul 2025 at 17:04

Motoring News

Car manufacturers file record number of patents for autonomous tech

Patents for the technology thought to be crucial to autonomous cars have jumped to a new record high, research suggests. Property law firm Mathys & Squire has found that patents for wireless communications ...

04 Jul 2022 at 10:26

Motoring News

Oxbotica completes first driverless car test on open roads

Oxbotica has completed its first fully autonomous, driverless vehicle test on publicly accessible roads in Oxford. It builds on the back of two years of trials, which have seen the Oxford-based technology ...

20 May 2022 at 01:01

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