UK to Allow Self-Driving Cars on Roads This Year
Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. The UK government will allow self-driving cars to operate on motorways later this year. Vehicles fitted with a lane-keeping system will be permitted at speeds of up to 37 mph. The UK remains a ways behind the US, where Google-owned Waymo operates autonomous taxis. Motorists in the UK could soon be able to take their hands off the wheel while driving as the country outlines its plans to intr...