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Driverless Cars

Quick Fire Science, from the Naked Scientists by Dr Chris Smith

Jul 30, 201400:02:44Science & Medicine

It has been announced by the government that driverless cars will be trialled on the roads of the UK by January 2015. The Ministry for Transport has invited cities to compete to host one of 3 trials. But the UK aren't th...

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Driverless Cars is an episode from Quick Fire Science, from the Naked Scientists by Dr Chris Smith. It has been announced by the government that driverless cars will be trialled on the roads of the UK by January 2015. The Ministry for Trans...

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Published Jul 30, 2014, 00:02:44 long, audio available.

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It has been announced by the government that driverless cars will be trialled on the roads of the UK by January 2015. The Ministry for Transport has invited cities to compete to host one of 3 trials. But the UK aren't the first to allow testing on public roads- California, Nevada and Florida have all approved tests of the vehicles, and in 2013, Nissan carried out Japan's first public road test of an autonomous vehicle on a highway. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Published Jul 30, 2014 and 00:02:44 long