{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/its-a-long-term-journey-were-on-taking-a-ride-towards-self-driving-cars/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"‘It’s a long-term journey we’re on’: taking a ride towards self-driving cars","slug":"its-a-long-term-journey-were-on-taking-a-ride-towards-self-driving-cars","createdLocal":"2023-02-17 14:31:05.187346","publishDate":"2023-02-17 00:00:00","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/feb/17/taking-ride-self-driving-car-nissan-servcity-autonomous-vehicles"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>A Nissan Leaf is driven on public roads in Woolwich, south-east London, during a trial of self-driving cars.\nPhotograph: Stefan Rousseau/PAHands-free driving is still banned in the UK, although the government last summer pledged to allow the first self-driving cars on British roads by 2025.\nEvery large automotive company is looking ahead to autonomous cars, while startups such as the Alphabet-owned Waymo and the General Motors-owned Cruise have also invested heavily.\nIn London, autonomous car trials have been carried out by the startups Oxbotica, Wayve and the Academy of Robotics.\nPhotograph: Nissan MotorA Nissan car has already demonstrated what is possible in the UK.</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"its-a-long-term-journey-were-on-taking-a-ride-towards-self-driving-cars"}}}