Driverless taxis on England's roads in weeks

Driverless taxis on England's roads in weeks

Self-driving cars could be on British streets for the first time within weeks after the Government confirmed it will soon start issuing licenses to firms that want to test them. Fleets of autonomous taxis are intended to be made available in some UK cities by the end of next year – bringing the country in line with the US where driverless vehicles have been on the roads for some time. Three companies are planning to launch trials of their vehicl…