What The UK Department Of Transport Says About Driverless Cars

Department of Transport report in UK has revealed that in order to provide accommodations for driverless cars on the roads, there would be a need to make changes to the Highway Code, as BBC reports. The UK government wants to lead the world when it comes to driverless technology. However, it says that it needs to publish a code of practice that will permit the testing of autonomous cars and allowing them to go ahead. One can expect a full review of current legislation in 2017, as promised by the government. The legislations will need to look at aspects like who would be responsible if there is a collision and how safe would be the drivers and pedestrians on the roads.

There are similar plans for to update South Australia's road laws before introducing driverless cars on the roads according to ABCNews. General Motors executive and Google's driverless car project adviser is already into talks with the government about the reality of the driverless technologies. The Government here has already planned to modify road legislation.

In UK, the trials for BAE System-developed Wildcat vehicle and a fully self-directed shuttle in Greenwich will soon be on in Bristol. In Milton Keynes and Coventry, the self-drive pods will be tested in Milton Keynes for the first time. The trials are not just for using the new technologies, but also getting the regulation right.

As Techcrunch reported recently, California will soon be allowing the testing of autonomous vehicles on public roads. Audi A7 has already made a550-mile trip from Silicon Valley to the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and safely. It is only a matter of time before we find the driverless car getting into a fender bender. The driverless cars are very safe, however, trouble can brew up in case that first incident occurs and the insurance claim and potential lawsuit make the roads difficult for them.