Driverless cars will be tested on public roads by the end of 2013, says the UK government.
So far, UK trials of the autonomous vehicles have taken place only on private land.
Driverless cars are guided by a system of sensors and cameras and are seen as potentially safer and more efficient than regular vehicles.
As a safety measure, a back-up driver will ride along during tests who can take over in case of emergency.
"They maintain a safe distance from the vehicle in front at a set speed and without deviating from their lane - all without the driver's input," said the report.
For now, the cars will be driven on lightly-used rural and suburban roads in a "semi-autonomous" mode which gives human passengers the choice to intervene.
BBC News - Driverless cars to be tested on UK roads by end of 2013
Does this mean we'll see more women doing their makeup while on the phone on the motorway? Perhaps some MP has decided he/she wants to use their phone and not et points, since they won't be driving, or are they going to change the law to be "Using a mobile phone while in charge of a car ?" and the other thing is "If I'm not diving and I crash will the manufacturer pay?" since, as it says above, they will be "passengers"
So far, UK trials of the autonomous vehicles have taken place only on private land.
Driverless cars are guided by a system of sensors and cameras and are seen as potentially safer and more efficient than regular vehicles.
As a safety measure, a back-up driver will ride along during tests who can take over in case of emergency.
"They maintain a safe distance from the vehicle in front at a set speed and without deviating from their lane - all without the driver's input," said the report.
For now, the cars will be driven on lightly-used rural and suburban roads in a "semi-autonomous" mode which gives human passengers the choice to intervene.
BBC News - Driverless cars to be tested on UK roads by end of 2013
Does this mean we'll see more women doing their makeup while on the phone on the motorway? Perhaps some MP has decided he/she wants to use their phone and not et points, since they won't be driving, or are they going to change the law to be "Using a mobile phone while in charge of a car ?" and the other thing is "If I'm not diving and I crash will the manufacturer pay?" since, as it says above, they will be "passengers"
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