GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES DRIVERLESS CARS TO BE ON UK ROADS BY END OF 2021

06 February, 2019
On 6 February 2019 the UK Government announced plans to move forward on advanced trials for automated vehicles. Whilst only limited scale trials of fully driverless cars have taken place to date in Europe and the United States, more extensive testing is expected on public roads in the UK by the end of the year. … Read more

European Parliament overwhelmingly backs CAV reform

16 January, 2019
On 15 January 2019, the European Parliament adopted a non-binding resolution on Autonomous driving in European transport.  The resolution clearly recognises the benefits of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs), urges for further regulatory reform in this area, and calls for future EU policies and legislation to cover all modes of connected and automated transport (not … Read more

The next step in legislating for the use of self driving vehicles

13 November, 2018
The Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 received Royal Assent in July 2018. While providing (in broad terms) for a system of civil liability where an accident is caused by an automated vehicle and establishing core definitions, the Act does not seek to address a number of important issues. Instead, the task of fleshing out … Read more

GREEN LIGHT FOR NEW AUTOMATED AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES ACT

26 July, 2018
On 19 July 2018, the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill received Royal Assent and became an Act of Parliament. The new Automated and Electric Vehicles Act represents the first legislative step towards the UK Government’s aim of establishing the UK as a world leader in the development and deployment of driverless car technology and creating … Read more