The UK government is hastening the rollout of autonomous vehicles, initiating pilot programs in spring 2024 instead of 2027. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander highlighted the economic potential of this technology, estimating 38,000 new jobs and £42 billion in economic benefits by 2035. While officials emphasize safety as a priority, they plan to leverage the data from pilot vehicles over the next year to inform subsequent full-scale operations, including launching autonomous taxi services by 2027. Companies like Wayve and Uber are poised to benefit from this accelerated timeline.
We won't allow this technology to be deployed on our roads unless we are confident that really rigorous safety tests have been met.
The government aims to allow companies to fully launch autonomous taxi services in the second half of 2027.
We can see what a massive economic opportunity this technology presents.
The department estimates the autonomous vehicle industry will create 38,000 jobs and generate 42 billion pounds by 2035.
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