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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 when they reach our roads.
The government says the development of self-driving tech will provide thousands of jobs and lead to safer roads - with 85% of accidents down to human error. It thinks the first ALKS systems could be on UK roads this year.
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Every year, we see more electric vehicles on the UK s roads. A total of 108,205 fully-electric vehicles or EVs were sold in 2020, representing a 185% increased compared to 2019.
That s according to data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, which says that 1,631,064 cars of all types were sold in the UK last year.
Coronavirus meant that 600,000 fewer cars were sold compared to 2019, the largest year-on-year decline since the Second World War.
While the number of new petrol and diesel cars sold fell, the number of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid cars sold increased.