Self-driving cars set to transform lives of elderly

The lives of elderly and the disabled will be transformed by self-driving cars, the Transport Secretary claimed today. The first autonomous cars are expected to be on Britain's roads by 2021. In a speech in London, Chris Grayling promoted the benefits of this new mode of transport to the economy and to society. The government has estimated that driverless cars could be worth £28 billion to the economy by 2035. The first autonomous cars are expected to be on Britain's roads by 2021 and increase mobility for nearly a third of the population It has also been claimed automated cars will make the roads safer, with 85 per cent of accidents last year caused by human error.