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Insurer launches UK's 'first driverless car policy'
Car insurer Adrian Flux has launched what it claims to be the UK's first personal driverless car insurance policy. The policy is designed for consumers who already have driverless features in their cars, such as self-parking, or are thinking of buying a car with autopilot features. Fully self-driving cars are only expected to be on the road by 2020 at the earliest, when Volvo plans to launch such vehicles. Gerry Bucke, general manager at Adrian Flux, said: "We understand this driverless policy to be the first of its kind in the UK – and possibly the world... More than half of new cars sold last year featured autonomous safety technology such as self-parking or ABS, which effectively either take control or take decisions on behalf of the driver. And it's only going to continue. Driverless technology will become increasingly common in our cars over the next few years."