Question: Which is the first country to announce regulation of the use of self-driving vehicles at slow speeds on motorways?
(a) United Kingdom
(b) Norway
(c) Sweden
(d) Denmark
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- The United Kingdom has become the first country to announce regulation of the use of self-driving vehicles at slow speeds on motorways.
- The country was working on specific wording to update the country’s highway code for the safe use of self-driving vehicle systems, starting with Automated Lane Keeping Systems (ALKS) – which use sensors and software to keep cars within a lane, allowing them to accelerate and brake without driver input.
- The use of ALKS would be restricted to motorways, at speeds under 60 km per hour.
- The UK government wants to be at the forefront of rolling out autonomous driving technology and the transport ministry forecasts by 2035 around 40% of new UK cars could have self-driving capabilities, creating up to 38,000 new skilled jobs.
- The regulations will aid drivers misunderstanding the limits of auto-pilot technology and thus voiding crashes.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay