Amid the rolling parklands of Greenwich, the Royal Observatory and historic Naval College have set this region of London apart for centuries, with its influence still being felt globally today. Significant landmarks of a more modern era also find their home in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, including the O2 Arena and the Thames Barrier. Now, this part of south east London is destined to play a major role in pushing forward the boundaries of transport technology that will have a similarly global reach by becoming a development centre and test bed for driverless cars. Bringing driverless cars out from the test circuits and onto public roads shared by other vehicles has always been an enormous constraint in the development of vehicle autonomy - it requires much more than a simple leap of faith that all will go well. Legislators, authorities and government bodies need to provide the legal and regulatory structure for getting the vehicles on the road.
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