Anyone who has spent hours on long motorway journeys will respond to the idea of an Automated Vehicle (AV) doing the work for you. In the real world, AVs have been developed more with an eye on improved road safety than convenience. A recent joint Law Commission report on AVs is aimed squarely at safety and makes seventy-five recommendations on a legal and regulatory framework for the safe development and deployment of AVs. But are the recommendations fit for purpose?
Read more about the Law Commission's recommendations and the potential challenges.
This article first featured in The Times, February 2022 and is reproduced with their permission.
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It’s time we got on the right track with self-driving’ cars
