![BABY, YOU CAN DRIVE MY SELF-DRIVING CAR](https://cdn.magzter.com/1422872401/1665572344/articles/skY-9T6bb1666159336242/BABY-YOU-CAN-DRIVE-MY-SELFDRIVING-CAR.jpg)
In August 2022, the UK government announced a £100m plan to speed up the development and deployment of self-driving vehicles. The plan also calls for new safety regulation, including a bold objective to hold car manufacturers accountable. This would mean that when a vehicle is self-driving, the person behind the wheel will not be responsible for any driving errors. This rule stands in contrast to the US, where courts have faulted human 'backup drivers' for robot-caused accidents. The UK has the right idea - as long as companies don't weasel their way out.
Fully self-driving cars have been on the horizon for quite some time, but are taking much longer than promised to be fully realised. Despite pouring massive resources into research and development, car companies have struggled to account for the sheer amount of unexpected occurrences on roads. Freakish weather is one thing for the vehicles to contend with, but there was also a news story of a self-driving car mistaking the sunset for a traffic light, and another that drove straight into a parked $2m aircraft. So far, the large rollout of automated vehicles the UK is hoping for has remained elusive.
Bu hikaye BBC Science Focus dergisinin October 2022 sayısından alınmıştır.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Giriş Yap
Bu hikaye BBC Science Focus dergisinin October 2022 sayısından alınmıştır.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Giriş Yap
![5 SIMPLE WAYS TO RECLAIM YOUR ATTENTION](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8834/1667273/9kFVRrr2h1713274530268/5-SIMPLE-WAYS-TO-RECLAIM-YOUR-ATTENTION.jpg)
5 SIMPLE WAYS TO RECLAIM YOUR ATTENTION
Primed for constant interruptions, your brain is now distracting itself, says science. It's time to break the cycle and retrain your focus
![GOING ROGUE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8834/1667273/QGBMaUwGa1713274143960/GOING-ROGUE.jpg)
GOING ROGUE
Some planets are stuck following the same orbital paths their entire lives. Others break free to wander alone through the vast, empty darkness of interstellar space and there's a lot more of them than you might think
![BED BUGS VS THE WORLD](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8834/1667273/1UIlNVS_I1713273662278/BED-BUGS-VS-THE-WORLD.jpg)
BED BUGS VS THE WORLD
When bloodthirsty bed bugs made headlines for infesting Paris Fashion Week in 2023, it shone a spotlight on a problem that's been making experts itch for decades: the arms race going on between bed bugs and humans. Now, with the 2024 Summer Olympics fast approaching, the stakes are higher than ever
![THE EYES THAT WATCH THE SKY](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8834/1667273/qTqT5G0oO1713273229691/THE-EYES-THAT-WATCH-THE-SKY.jpg)
THE EYES THAT WATCH THE SKY
When it launches in 2026, the Copernicus programme's Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring satellite will give us a new window on to Earth's atmosphere... And how we're altering it
![TIME-RESTRICTED EATING LINKED TO HIGHER RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DEATH](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8834/1667273/A8khZ7vYT1713273124468/TIMERESTRICTED-EATING-LINKED-TO-HIGHER-RISK-OF-CARDIOVASCULAR-DEATH.jpg)
TIME-RESTRICTED EATING LINKED TO HIGHER RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DEATH
Skipping breakfast might not be so good for your health, after all
![INSIDE THE PROJECT TO SCAN THOUSANDS OF RARE SPECIMENS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8834/1667273/E7KwQmrYE1713272978254/INSIDE-THE-PROJECT-TO-SCAN-THOUSANDS-OF-RARE-SPECIMENS.jpg)
INSIDE THE PROJECT TO SCAN THOUSANDS OF RARE SPECIMENS
A major collaborative project has created 3D reconstructions of previously locked away museum specimens
![VIDEO IS FIRST EVIDENCE OF AN ORCA KILLING A GREAT WHITE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8834/1667273/2NJ_IUR-g1713272779233/VIDEO-IS-FIRST-EVIDENCE-OF-AN-ORCA-KILLING-A-GREAT-WHITE.jpg)
VIDEO IS FIRST EVIDENCE OF AN ORCA KILLING A GREAT WHITE
Tourists sailing off the South African coast film a never-before-seen event: a lone orca attacking a 2.5m shark
![AI REVEALS PROSTATE CANCER IS NOT JUST ONE DISEASE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8834/1667273/E15Czzr_h1713272729409/AI-REVEALS-PROSTATE-CANCER-IS-NOT-JUST-ONE-DISEASE.jpg)
AI REVEALS PROSTATE CANCER IS NOT JUST ONE DISEASE
DNA analysis carried out by artificial intelligence has helped scientists make a discovery that could revolutionise future treatment
![MYSTERIOUS WAVES DETECTED IN JUPITER'S CORE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8834/1667273/ixzsJ2IUa1713272660258/MYSTERIOUS-WAVES-DETECTED-IN-JUPITERS-CORE.jpg)
MYSTERIOUS WAVES DETECTED IN JUPITER'S CORE
Scientists hope unusual fluctuations in the gas giant's magnetic field might reveal what's inside
![MINI ORGANS GROWN FROM UNBORN BABIES MARK A BREAKTHROUGH IN PRENATAL MEDICINE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8834/1667273/hMjA9QdS41713272517900/MINI-ORGANS-GROWN-FROM-UNBORN-BABIES-MARK-A-BREAKTHROUGH-IN-PRENATAL-MEDICINE.jpg)
MINI ORGANS GROWN FROM UNBORN BABIES MARK A BREAKTHROUGH IN PRENATAL MEDICINE
A new technique could allow congenital conditions to be diagnosed and treated before birth