BBCNEWS Witness History August 30, 2021 13:46:00
It took me three attempts to pass my driving test — none of it was my fault, obviously! but perhaps i should have come here to cambridge, where the tech firm five has developed a sort of driving school for driverless cars. five runs endless simulations to ensure that driverless car tech responds safely to challenges on the roads. one small scenario has nearly 500,000 possible variations. like me, our virtual car doesn't pass every test first time in the simulation. any driver will tell you it's those unusual moments on the road that you weren't expecting that pose the most danger. a kangaroo...