Government commits to self-driving technology

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The government has announced it has signed a new partnership with Wayve, a British company that is developing self-driving vehicle technologies.


The partnership will focus on shared research that will support the ongoing development and deployment of automated vehicles.


It is hoped that the partnership will act as a catalyst for new investment, skilled jobs and long-term growth across the UK car industry.


A Memorandum of Understanding sets out how the Department for Business and Trade and Wayve will collaborate on research helping to take self-driving vehicles from prototypes through to commercial reality.


See: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-and-wayve-sign-partnership-to-accelerate-britains-self-driving-future

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