On July 30, British Business Secretary Kay Boer announced that the UK will begin to allow driverless cars to drive on the road in January next year. He said that the UK will revise the current road traffic rules to provide appropriate rules and guidelines for the emergence of driverless cars. Promotional Cages for Shopping Malls,Cage for Promotional Products,Wire Mesh Cage,Wire Mesh Contianer Suzhou Malltek Supply China Co.,Ltd. , https://www.malltekcart.com
"In the next six months, driverless cars will be on the road in the UK, which will make the UK at the forefront of transforming technology and create new opportunities for economic and social development," Cable said.
However, the UK's regulatory authorities require that the driverless car on the road must be monitored and can be switched to manual driving mode at any time. Driverless cars are equipped with GPS for navigation, as well as cameras and sensors that allow the vehicle to sense surrounding objects and other moving vehicles, enabling them to cope with obstacles.
Last year, the British government announced in the "National Infrastructure Construction Plan" that it will work hard to promote the development of driverless cars and make the UK a leading country in this field. The British government also allocated £1.5 million to test the operation of driverless cars in a small town in northern London.
At present, the driverless cars developed by British scientists are relatively mature in technology, but due to legal and insurance factors, they still face some difficulties in development.
British Transport Minister Claire Perry said that driverless cars have great potential to transform the UK's transportation network, which can improve safety, reduce congestion and reduce carbon dioxide emissions, so the British government decided to re-examine supervision Barriers to the rules, creating good conditions for the development of driverless cars.
Currently, many countries have developed and tested driverless cars. The driverless car developed by American search giant Google has traveled more than 300,000 kilometers. China’s driverless smart car was tested on the Beijing-Tianjin Expressway in 2012. Japan, Germany, Singapore, Sweden and other countries also The driverless car was tested.