The UK Government has said driverless cars will be tested on public roads by the end of 2013.
Driverless cars, which are considered safer and more efficient than regular vehicles, are guided by a system of sensors and cameras.
They will be tested by the same team of Oxford University researchers, who have been developing and testing autonomous car technology on an adapted Nissan Leaf.
According to the BBC, as a safety measure, a back-up driver will ride along during tests who can take over in case of emergency.
The plans, which are part of a 28 billion pounds investment in British roads to reduce congestion, were unveiled in a blueprint by the Department for Transport.
The report said that driverless vehicles are capable of driving on their 'own using knowledge of the environment in which they are driving'.
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