The UK Government has announced new measures that give the green light for driverless cars to take to UK roads from January 2015. UK cities can now bid for a share of a £10 million competition to host a driverless cars trial and the Government is also calling on cities to join together with businesses and research organisations to put forward proposals to become a test location.
Whiplash cheats are to be targeted in plans announced by the Government today to drive down the cost of motoring.
The UK Government has announced an additional £80 million of funding to tackle congestion ‘pinch points’. The money will be in addition to the £190 million already allocated earlier this year to fund local congestion-busting schemes throughout England.
The UK government and the auto industry will invest £1 billion ($1.5 billion) in a research center to develop low-carbon technologies and help secure the jobs of 30,000 people working in the country’s car engine supply chain.
