Britain Sets Out Roadmap for Self Driving Vehicle Usage by 2025

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The UK government has announced plans to allow self-driving vehicles on British roads by 2025.

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The move is part of the government's wider ambition to make the UK a world leader in driverless technology.

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The government said it wanted to take advantage of the emerging market for autonomous vehicles.

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This is valued at 42 billion pounds and estimated could create 38,000 new jobs.

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The government is planning on investing 100 million pounds into the endeavor and creating new laws to make it happen.

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The funding package included 35 million pounds for safety research, which would be used to develop new legislation to be implemented by 2025.

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While some vehicles with self-driving features could be allowed on large roads by next year

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Friday's announcement also set out the framework for a much wider rollout in the future, including for public transport and delivery vehicles.

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This would allow for companies to not have to worry about driver error and instead focus on other areas of their business.

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