Government launches major driverless car hub

Madeleine Cuff
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Launched today by Climate Change Minister Claire Perry, 'MERIDIAN' will be a flagship cluster of driverless car technology testing sites in the Midlands

The government has today officially launched a new technology hub in the Midlands that it promises will become a "cluster of excellence" for driverless car technologies in the UK. The government-backed,...

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