Fully autonomous cars on the road by 2026, claims Transport Secretary

Blue driverless car

With the Automated Vehicle Bill currently making its way through parliament, Transport Secretary Mark Harper has said vehicles “that have full self-driving capabilities” could be rolled out as early as 2026.

Back in 2019, industry commentators predicted as early as 2021, driverless cars would allow motorists to watch a video or listen to music via the infotainment display of the vehicle.

Pre-pandemic, it

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Direct Line accepts £3.6bn bid from Aviva

Direct Line Group has this morning confirmed it has reached a “preliminary agreement” on the financial terms of a potential acquisition of the entire share capital of Direct Line by Aviva.

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