Cars, lorries, and coaches with self-driving features could be operating on Britain’s motorways next year and fully autonomous vehicles could be a feature on the roads by 2025 under plans unveiled on Friday.
The Department for Transport, which is injecting £100 million worth of investment, published a policy paper that said the self-driving vehicle industry could create up to 38,000 jobs and be worth £42 billion to the UK economy.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said: “The benefits of self-driving vehicles have the potential to be huge. Not only can they improve people’s access to education and other vital services, but the industry itself can create tens of thousands of job opportunities throughout the country. Most importantly, they’re expected to make our roads safer by reducing the dangers of driver error in road collisions.”…