UK law gives green light to self-driving cars from 2026

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Underground tunnel testing now available for autonomous vehicles

Self-driving vehicles could be on British roads by 2026, following the Automated Vehicles Act becoming law this week.

Trials have been underway for a while now in the UK, and companies such as Wayve and Oxa continue to trial self-driving cars in London and Oxford. Those tests have been run under a, which requires, among other things,"a driver or operator, in or out of the vehicle, who is ready, able, and willing to resume control of the vehicle."

Alex Kendall, Co-founder and CEO of Wayve, welcomed the law and described it as"a critical milestone for the UK's deployment of self-driving technology."

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