Driverless cars may hit Britain’s roads in 20 years with a UK minister pushing for a change in law to make it a reality.
David Willetts, minister for universities and science, has revealed that he has persuaded the UK Department for Transport to relax regulations to allow an Oxford University team to test its self-drive vehicle on public roads.
The move is expected to pave the way for such cars to hit the roads within 20 years.
“In California they have a regulatory regime in place that permits these cars to operate on public roads. The Department of Transport is now going to introduce a regulatory regime that makes that possible here,” Willetts told the ‘Sunday Times’.