UK to consult on tech that could see self-driving vehicles on freeways by 2021

The consultation will be wrapped up in October.

The U.K. government's announcement was welcomed by a number of organizations.The U.K. government has started a consultation on the use of Automated Lane Keeping System technology on Britain's freeways.

Among other things, the government's consultation is seeking views on "whether vehicles using this technology should be legally defined as an automated vehicle." If this were the case, the providers of the tech, instead of the driver, would have responsibility for vehicle safety when the ALKS is being used.

In June, for instance, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe approved an ALKS Regulation, describing it as "an important step towards the wider deployment of automated vehicles to help realize a vision of safer, more sustainable mobility for all." The U.K. is a member of UNECE.

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