Would autonomous taxis from Google improve personal safety in Britain? [Video]

Updated 06:51 EST 29 Jan 2024

Autonomous vehicles are coming to a road near you – and sooner than you might expect.

The debate around their arrival is so far largely the same: will autonomous vehicles, also known as AVs, improve road safety and reduce the number of casualties?

But there’s another protection element often overlooked during discussions around driverless vehicles – personal safety. 

If self-driving cars are almost upon us, what can this tech do keep us safe from other humans?

The autonomous vehicle market is growing rapidly. 

Globally, it’s already valued at $54billion and predicted to grow tenfold in the next seven years, according to Allied Market Research.

There are six levels of autonomy to driver-assisted technology – a combination of highly complex artificial intelligence (AI) software, LiDar and RADAR sensing technology.