Government warned on ALKS classification as the tech gets the go ahead for this year

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The government has announced “self-driving” vehicles could be used on the UK roads this year, as insurers and vehicle experts warned that mischaracterisation of automated lane keeping systems could lead to "misuse" of the technology with potentially tragic consequences.

On Wednesday morning the government said that vehicles fitted with ALKS technology could legally be defined as self-driving, as long as they receive GB type approval and that there is “no evidence to

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