The UK government has taken a proactive approach towards encouraging the development of autonomous vehicles. Despite the political appetite for autonomous vehicles as a means to solve the UK logistics challenges, development has stalled in recent months. This review [pdf] looks at the regulatory, ethical, and technological hurdles we need to overcome to address the challenges we’re facing. Read the blog and the full report by Dr Justyna Lisinska, Research Fellow at The Policy Institute, King’s College London.
The report is the third of seven coming out from The Policy Institute and the TAS Hub in the coming year (21-22) which explore the current landscape of policy with autonomous systems in the following sectors: Healthcare, Defence and Security, Autonomous Vehicles, Financial Services, Creative Industries, Industry X.0, and Internet of Things at home and in the workplace.
Read the report: Autonomous Systems in Defence – a policy landscape review
Read report 1/7: Autonomous Systems in Healthcare – a policy landscape report