Important new road rules revealed as self-driving cars get green light in King’s Speech

SELF-DRIVING vehicles will be given the green light on Britain’s roads under new laws.

Ministers want to unlock a transport revolution to help create 38,000 skilled jobs and worth up to £42 billion  to the UK economy by 2035.

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The driverless motors will help make the roads safer as 88 per cent of accidents involve human error, the government says.

The move could mean buses and grocery deliveries will be operating autonomously by the middle of the next decade.

Brits will be able to get to work and school more easily which will hope to boost productivity.

Laws will be updated to ensure self-driving benefits can be fulfilled with the Automated Vehicles Bill being brought in as part of the King’s Speech.

It will make sure that the only the driver, being the vehicle or person, is accountable.

This follows a four-year review by the Law Commission  of England and Wales.

Firms could face financial penalties and sanctions if they fail to reach safety requirements.