In their Automated Vehicles: Consultation Paper 3 report, the Law Commission says drivers may not be liable under some circumstances.
They say if a vehicle is classified as self-driving and the Automated Driving Software is correctly engaged, a driver becomes a “user-in-charge” and is not responsible for criminal damages.
Two-thirds of those consulted agreed with the proposals given the human “no longer has any control” over how the car is driven.
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) and car safety experts Thatcham Research have strongly argued ALKS should not be listed.
Insurance experts do not want new ALKS technology considered driverless cars (Image: Getty)
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The report added: “Setting a clear, phased approach would provide motor manufacturers with market certainty as consumers are steered towards greener vehicles.
“If implemented early, it may also buy time beyond 2030, potentially allowing for the phase-out date to be pushed a little further, thus alleviating some manufacturers’ concerns that they cannot transition in time.”
The UKERC carries out research into sustainable future energy systems and researches challenges and opportunities presented by the transition to net-zero.
Data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) shows electric car sales have soared in 2020.
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Sales of battery electric vehicles have risen by 177.7 percent over the past year as petrol and diesel sales fell.
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LONDON: Business groups expressed concerns over Britain s new COVID-19 restrictions, with the Confederation of British Industry calling them a real kick in the teeth for many businesses.
Matthew Fell, the CBI s chief UK policy director, told Reuters in an emailed statement that the move would hit businesses which were already struggling badly, and the government needed to take a fresh look at how to support UK businesses through to the spring.
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