Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Self-driving cars could be on UK roads for the first time later this year, the Department of Transport has announced.
The government has set out how vehicles fitted with Automated Lane Keeping System technology could legally be defined as self-driving, as long as they receive approval, adding there's no evidence to "challenge the vehicle's ability to self-drive".
The vehicles are designed for use on a motorway in slow traffic, up to 37mph an hour, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Wednesday.
Self-drive technology enables a vehicle to drive itself in a single lane, while maintaining the ability to easily and safely return control to the drive when
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