Can self-driving cars make cycling safer in urban areas? CyclingTips

Whether we like it or not, driverless cars seem to be on their way. It might still be many years until the technology is ubiquitous on our roads, but when automated vehicles (AVs) do arrive, they're going to shake things up in a huge way. One of the biggest benefits AVs are expected to bring is improvements to road safety. Human error is the biggest cause of road trauma -- remove human drivers from the equation and the number of those injured or killed on our roads should decrease significantly. As vulnerable road users, cyclists can rightly feel a sense of excitement at the prospect of driverless vehicles.