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.
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.
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