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Self-driving vehicles ‘on UK roads by 2025’ under new Government plans

Self-driving vehicles could be on UK roads by 2025 under new plans unveiled by the Government and backed by a £100 million investment to boost the rollout. Some cars, coaches and lorries with self-driving features could even be operating on ...

19 Aug 2022 at 10:28

Government urged to include self-driving vehicle legislation in King’s Speech

Progress in developing self-driving vehicles risks stalling if the Government fails to include relevant legislation in the King’s Speech, MPs have warned. A report by the Commons’ Transport Committee stated the UK had a “competitive ...

15 Sept 2023 at 08:00

Self-driving cars could make traffic lights obsolete in 20 years – engineer

Traffic lights could become obsolete in 20 years, an engineer supporting a groundbreaking self-driving cars trial said. Thomas Tompkin of Smart Mobility Living Lab (SMLL) told the PA news agency “a seismic shift in the way our ...

17 Feb 2023 at 09:01

Passengers travel on full-size self-driving bus in UK first

Passengers have travelled on a full-size self-driving bus for the first time in the UK. Operator Stagecoach said 22 volunteers were taken on a journey by its autonomous single-decker over the Forth Road Bridge near Edinburgh ...

20 Jan 2023 at 12:23

World’s first self-driving bus service launches next month

Full-size, self-driving buses will begin public services next month in what is believed to be a world first. Stagecoach announced the ground-breaking scheme over Scotland’s Forth Road Bridge will launch on May 15. It will ...

04 Apr 2023 at 10:57

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 ...

24 Nov 2023 at 11:26

UK firm Wayve secures over £800m in funding to build AI for self-driving cars

UK firm Wayve has secured 1.05 billion dollars (£837 million) in funding to build Artificial Intelligence (AI) products used to power self-driving cars. Wayve is known as a pioneer in so-called Embodied AI for ...

07 May 2024 at 09:28

MPs launch investigation into self-driving vehicles

MPs have launched an inquiry into the development and deployment of self-driving vehicles. The Transport Select Committee announced it is investigating what needs to happen for them to become a common sight ...

27 Jun 2022 at 14:24

Self-driving bus project to test journeys without staff on board

A project developing what the Government believes will be the world’s first full-size self-driving bus service will test if smaller vehicles can operate without a staff member on board. The Department for ...

01 Feb 2023 at 10:56

Trials of self-driving taxis to launch in England next year

Self-driving taxis and services similar to buses will be permitted on England’s roads from spring 2026. The Department for Transport (DfT), which made the announcement, said this was a year earlier than ...

10 Jun 2025 at 10:50

Uber to launch self-driving taxis in London next year

Uber has announced it will launch self-driving taxis in London from spring 2026. The ride-hailing app company will operate services in partnership with artificial intelligence (AI) start-up Wayve. This ...

10 Jun 2025 at 16:55

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Volkswagen launches autonomous ‘Gen.Urban’ concept onto the streets of Wolfsburg

Volkswagen has launched a new autonomous vehicle onto the streets of Wolfsburg, Germany, with the Gen.Urban concept. The Gen.Urban is a research vehicle which aims to see how passengers experience ...

12 Dec 2025 at 15:43

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