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The UK Accelerates Its Self-Driving Car Ambitions

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UK plans to allow self-driving cars to operate on public roads in limited pilot programs starting spring of next year .

UK government had planned to open up its roads for autonomous vehicles more than a year later , in the second half of 2027 .

The department estimates the autonomous vehicle industry will create 38,000 jobs and generate 42 billion pounds ( $57 million US ) by 2035 .