A fleet of driverless cars will travel from London to Oxford in 2019
Britain is at the forefront of driverless vehicles technology with autonomous shuttles and self-driving cars being tested in the streets of London.
Now, the UK government has announced plans to have cars traveling autonomously from London to Oxford in 2019.
Driven, a consortium led by Oxbotica, received £8 million in funding from a total of £13 million invested by the government in this area.
While Oxbotica is already conducting self-driving shuttle trials in London, the aim is to develop a fleet of autonomous vehicles to travel long distances on British motorways within the next 30 months — with safety drivers on board as a backup. Read more...
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