Supporters say it can make roads safer and cut driver error, but the testing and rules and regulations around the technology are still being worked out
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The industry could create as many as 38,000 jobs and revolutionise public transport, according to the Department for Transport.Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the technology can"improve people's access to education and other vital services" and"make our roads safer by reducing the dangers of driver error in road collisions".
AA president Edmund King said the government was right to put in extra funding and research into self-driving technology and the accompanying laws. "It is still quite a big leap from assisted driving, where the driver is still in control, to self-driving, where the car takes control.
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