UK became the first country in Europe to approve the Hands-free cars driving on the 2, 300-mile motorway network on British roads for the first time.
UK Transport minister Jesse Norman have granted permission for Ford to turn on its Blue Cruise system allowing hands-off eyes-on driving in England, Wales and Scotland. He was delighted that Britain was paving the way for driverless technology, and would help make roads more safer by reducing scope for driver error, The car is equipped with sensors that monitors the driver’s eye to
ensure they are always on the road. If they become distracted an alarm sounds and the car slightly taps the brakes to shake the driver. If ignored the car will slow, activate the hazard warning lights and eventually come to halt. The system was activated in the US and Canada last year on 130, 000miles of highway. It has been used by 193, 000 drivers who have covered 64 million miles , without
accident according to ford.