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UK’s autonomous vehicle legislation becomes law, paving the way for first driverless cars by 2026


The U.K.'s regulations for self-driving cars are now official, after the Automated Vehicles (AV) Act received royal assent.

The U.K.’s self-proclaimed “world-leading” regulations for self-driving cars are now official, after the Automated Vehicles (AV) Act received royal assent — the final rubber stamp any legislation must go through… Expedia says Rathi Murthy and Sreenivas Rachamadugu, respectively its CTO and senior vice president of core services product & engineering, are no longer employed at the travel booking company. A new crop of early-stage startups — along with some recent VC investments — illustrates a niche emerging in the autonomous vehicle technology sector.

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