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Driverless cars to appear on UK streets from 2015

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By John Glenday, Reporter

July 30, 2014 | 1 min read

Futuristic driverless cars will make their debut on Britain’s road network from January with government ministers set to give the go-ahead for the technology later today with a formal amendment to the Highway Code.

The changes mean the automotive and technology industries can proceed with real world trials of vehicles which do not require the input of a human driver, relying instead on an onboard computer and GPS.

Google has been leading advances in the sector, producing a prototype car with the steering wheel and accelerator removed in a bid to fully transfer the responsibility of driving to the vehicle itself.

At present such vehicles are only allowed on private roads but to fast track their introduction the government is backing a £10m initiative to transform one UK town or city into a dedicated test bed for the cars.

Google is collaborating with Toyota, Audi and Lexus on introducing its technology to market with BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan and General Motors all developing their own systems.

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