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Government paves the way for hands-free driving on UK motorways by the end of this year - but insurers warn that calling tech self-driving may cause a spike in accidents DfT announced this morning that the first types of self-driving vehicles could be on UK roads by end of 2021 Automated Lane Keeping Systems would permit hands-free driving on motorways at speeds up to 37mph Ministers say the tech could ease congestion, cut emissions and reduce accidents caused by human error  Consultation to t...

Driverless cars set for UK roads by the end of the year The first driverless cars could appear on the UKs roads by the end of the year. (Getty Images) Britain’s roads could see their first driverless cars by the end of the year after the Department for Transport gave an autonomous driving system the green light today. Officials said that the technology could improve road safety by reducing human error, which contributes to over 85 per cent of accidents.  In a statement this ...

A safety driver shows the route on a screen of a self driving Range Rover. Credit: AP Self-driving cars enabling drivers to take their eyes off the road and their hands off the wheel could be permitted on UK motorways later this year. The Department for Transport (DfT) announced it will allow hands-free driving in vehicles with lane-keeping technology on motorways with slow traffic, at speeds of up to 37mph. It has set out how a vehicle with an automated lane keeping system (ALKS) could legally...

With the country slowly emerging from lockdown, practical driving tests are beginning to resume. Things are progressing at different paces in different parts of the UK but from 22 April, learners in England and Wales will be able to sit their tests, with those in Northern Ireland starting a day later and learners in Scotland due to follow on 6 May. However, there are predictions that learners may face delays of up to five months as the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) tries to work th...

Pic: Wokingham borough Council POLICE presence will be higher than usual this week, as officers mount bicycles in Wokingham to safeguard cyclists. Officers will be on bikes in a bid to raise awareness of the dangers of drivers passing too close to cyclists on the road. Drivers found passing too close to cyclists in the Wokingham area will be escorted to a designated stop site, where they will have their driving license, insurance and eyesight checked by police. Liz Johnson, road safety ...

Date: 28 April 2021   |   Author: Sean Keywood Self-driving cars could be allowed on British roads for the first time later this year, in limited circumstances, according to the Department for Transport. It said automated lane keeping systems (ALKS) could be legalised, allowing drivers to hand over control to their vehicle. However, they would only be allowed on motorways, at speeds of up to 37mph, and the system would need to be able to safely return contr...

Motorists could see self-driving vehicles on British roads for the first time later this year, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced today. Designed for use on a motorway in slow traffic, Automated Lane Keeping System (ALKS) technology enables a vehicle to drive itself in a single lane, while maintaining the ability to easily and safely return control to the driver when required. The technology could improve road safety by reducing human error, which contributes to over 85% of accide...

We shouldnt be in a race to take drivers hands off the wheel: Safety campaigners issue driverless cars warning and say there are gaps in the technology as Grant Shapps claims it will be SAFER than driving DfT announced this morning that the first types of self-driving vehicles could be on UK roads by end of 2021 Automated Lane Keeping Systems would permit hands-free driving on motorways at speeds up to 37mph Ministers say the tech could ease congestion, cut emissions and reduce accidents caused...

Government gives green light to self-driving cars on UK motorways Vehicles with lane-keeping technology will be allowed to drive autonomously on motorways with slow traffic 13:50, 28 APR 2021 The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Never miss another story from Coventry and Warwickshire by subscribing to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your i...

Of course, it will only happen in designated zones and motorists will always need to be ready to take back full control of their vehicle if anything goes wrong. A large range of cars already have "driver assist" features, but so far there are no vehicles on the UK market with ALKS. Insurance providers, the AA and safety experts at Thatcham Research have all today expressed concerns. Its feared that new terms such as ALKS will confuse drivers and potentially lead to over-reliance on the systems ...