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Government supports commercial self-driving transport

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Published on: 01 February 2023

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LNB News 01/02/2023

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Issue Date: 01 February 2023

Published Date: 01 February 2023

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

Article summary

The UK government has announced over £81m in combined government and industry funding will be made available for commercial self-driving passenger and freight services. The government has awarded grants to seven projects as part of the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Connected and Automated Mobility programme. The government has also committed to introducing legislation that will enable the safe and timely rollout of self-driving vehicles on UK roads.

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