Driverless cars on cruise control are coming to a street near you

Driverless cars have yet to reach the streets of Halifax, but perhaps residents should keep their eyes peeled. Though its cobblestones "might prove to be challenging", Oliver Cameron, the Yorkshire-born vice-president of product at Cruise, a pace-setter in the sector, argues that such vehicles can hit the road anywhere in the world, including his old home town. After all, so-called robotaxis are already in San Francisco, similarly hilly, often foggy and not always the easiest of America's conurbations to navigate. Cruise is running an overnight autonomous ride-hailing service in one part of the city, while Waymo, its rival, has carved out its own area to pick up passengers at all hours. "It took lots of time, lots of effort, billions of dollars, but hey,