By Alistair Smout and Nick Carey
November 7, 2023 – 2:19 PM UTC
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will make the makers rather than the owners of self-driving cars legally liable for any crashes under a framework for developing autonomous vehicles (AV), the government said on Tuesday, in a move welcomed by insurers and AV startups.
King Charles said the government would bring forward an Automated Vehicles Bill as he set out the government’s legislative agenda for the forthcoming parliamentary session, after one promised last year did not materialise.
“My ministers will introduce new legal frameworks to support the safe commercial development of emerging industries, such as self-driving vehicles,” Charles said in a speech to lawmakers.
Tara Foley, head of UK and Ireland operations for global insurer AXA (AXAF.PA), said this would add “multiple…
