Could this be the beginning of the end for motorists

Cars with lane-keeping assistance could be allowed to drive autonomously on motorways at up to 37mph

I can't see any issues with this AT ALL. Another BRILLIANT idea from our super-awesome, don't dare to criticise them, Government. How are the SMART* motorways going?
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry-news-government/rule-change-could-allow-self-driving-cars-uk-end-2021
https://inews.co.uk/news/technology/self-driving-cars-on-uk-roads-by-end-of-2021-gov-claims-for-second-time-975222?fbclid=IwAR31UibXj4gjpyHaaYE8jk6QTDJ5X2kHf1x4lFtJrI0bW_kHuevjwSKO4tU

 

*Irony

People are doing it now in the UK before it is legal to do it.

 

 

 

49 minutes ago, Lee01 said:

Irony

Approaching snarkasm, methinks

 

Well, I do have some ideas about them getting through Type Approval. They have to drive down a lane made of the motor industry executives and engineers who produce the control systems and present them for TA, the TA civil servants who test them, and the politicians who vote to make them legal.

 

I figure either we prove them to be actually safe, or lose some of those responsible. It should concentrate minds wonderfully!

Same question as always...

 

Can I legally get in the back of the car drunk as a skunk and have it drive me home?

If not, it's not a self driving car IMHO.

According to the BBC Radio 4 today the first self driving (driverless) cars are being trialled from today in Milton Keynes.

Must be the first trialled in 2022.   (is this without 'remote drivers' being involved?,)

Must be the first moving footballers from their stadium to the training ground and with a controller being in charge of the car remotely.

 

Surely not the first selfdriving or is that driverless cars on UK roads as the BBC news readers are saying. 

https://fleetnews.co.uk/news/latest-fleet-news/connected-fleet/2021/12/02/fetch-driverless-car-hailing-trial-starts-in-milton-keynes

This article is from over a month ago.

'There is a remote driver'.   ie a driver not in the car or is that a person that can take over control remotely if required?

 

Tested among the public in MK in 2016.

So not the Queens Highway but a place open to the public. Pavements around the train station.

http://bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37618574

 

2013

http://bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25230483   

The UK is always a world leader. 

It leads from behind and takes a long time thinking about things while paying various people millions to hurry up and get no place fast.

 

2021.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 3 January, 20224 yr by roottoot

Major Legal Changes are needed for Driverless cars.

 

So where there is a claim there will be blame and Manufacturers & the owner of the vehicles & even the occupants of the vehicles might well be held responsible but then Politicians and even the Law Commission Members should also be taking responsibility if there are deaths or life changing injuries to those going about their life and innocent of others failings.

The Manufacturers of Vehicles with Drivers but forms of assistance where the car does the driving or there are remote drivers have a long way to go sorting fundamental failings.

http://bbc.co.uk/news/technology-60126014