Will driverless cars REALLY make our roads safer? Tesla and GM under investigation after 'self-driving crashes'

DRIVERLESS cars are due to appear on UK roads by 2021, with the promise of making our motorways safer and more efficient. Experts have claimed the introduction of self-driving motors will reduce road deaths by removing human error from the equation. But as manufacturers ramp up testing in the race to become the first to generate a fool-proof autonomous car, instances of the technology going wrong are starting to raise eyebrows about its safety. Back in 2016, Tesla CEO Elon Musk famously stated "the probability of having an accident is 50 per cent lower" using the manufacturer's Autopilot feature compared to full human control, but recent incidents have seen the technology come under fire. Following a collision with a Tesla Model S electric car and a fire engine in California on Monday, the driver allegedly told investigators he was using Autopilot at the time.