Thousands of driverless cars could soon be motoring around London, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said today.
The Cabinet minister backed the capital being at the centre of a motoring revolution as one major manufacturer announced it will trial 100 driverless family cars in London from next year.
Mr McLoughlin told The Standard: “Driverless cars are the future of the motoring industry and we are determined that the UK leads the way in developing this new technology.
“These vehicles will make road travel safer, smoother and smarter; transforming journeys for millions of people.
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“I expect to see thousands of these cars on London’s streets in the years to come.”
Ministers are drawing up a masterplan to speed up the introduction, and take-up, of electric and driverless cars and other vehicles.
Engineers suggest that driverless cars, which can alert drivers to accidents and traffic jams, could eventually prevent 95 per cent of crashes.
However, concerns remain over the safety of driverless cars.
A video went viral last year when a self-parking car ploughed into journalists during a demonstration in the Dominican Republic.
Experts suggested the crash may have been down to it having an active system installed to avoid other cars but not pedestrians.
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3D renderings of buildings around Greenwich University as part of driverless car trials
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Family sport utility vehicles will be used in the trials.
They will be fitted with additional computer systems, cameras and sensors to enable them to carry out steering, lane changes, acceleration and braking without driver control.
Proposals sweeping away regulations that prevent autonomous driving are expected to be brought forward by the Government this summer that would allow driverless cars to take to the roads.
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Thousands of driverless cars could soon be motoring around London, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said today.The Cabinet minister backed the capital being at the centre of a motoring revolution as one major manufacturer announced it will trial 100 driverless family cars in London from next year.Mr McLoughlin told The Standard: “Driverless cars are the future of the motoring industry and we are determined that the UK leads the way in developing this new technology. “These vehicles will make road travel safer, smoother and smarter; transforming journeys for millions of people. Read moreDriverless cars are coming to a road near you by 2020“I expect to see thousands of these cars on London’s streets in the years to come.”Ministers are drawing up a masterplan to speed up the introduction, and take-up, of electric and driverless cars and other vehicles.Engineers suggest that driverless cars, which can alert drivers to accidents and traffic jams, could eventually prevent 95 per cent of crashes.However, concerns remain over the safety of driverless cars.A video went viral last year when a self-parking car ploughed into journalists during a demonstration in the Dominican Republic. Experts suggested the crash may have been down to it having an active system installed to avoid other cars but not pedestrians. Play0:00/0:00FullscreenMuteShare 3D renderings of buildings around Greenwich University as part of driverless car trialsSwedish manufacturer Volvo announced today that a limited number of semi-autonomous driving cars will take to the streets of London early next year, before the scheme is extended in 2018 to up to 100 vehicles.Read more Londoners to be able to hail free laser-guided driverless cars for ridesDriverless lorries 'to be tested on British motorways'Transport bosses in talks to bring Google's driverless cars to LondonFamily sport utility vehicles will be used in the trials.They will be fitted with additional computer systems, cameras and sensors to enable them to carry out steering, lane changes, acceleration and braking without driver control.Proposals sweeping away regulations that prevent autonomous driving are expected to be brought forward by the Government this summer that would allow driverless cars to take to the roads. More about: |self-driving cars|
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