King: Govt to support development of self-driving cars
King Charles III says new legal framework will be introduced to "support the safe commercial development" of self-driving vehicles. Speaking at the State Opening of Parliament, The King adds the government will "encourage innovation in technologies such as machine learning". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 My Ministers will take steps to make the economy more competitive,
00:05 taking advantage of freedoms afforded by the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union.
00:13 A Bill will be brought forward to promote trade and investment
00:18 with economies in the fastest growing region in the world.
00:23 My Ministers will continue to negotiate trade agreements with dynamic economies,
00:29 delivering jobs and growth in the United Kingdom.
00:35 My Ministers will introduce new legal frameworks
00:39 to support the safe commercial development of emerging industries,
00:43 such as self-driving vehicles,
00:46 introduce new competition rules for digital markets
00:50 and encourage innovation in technologies such as machine learning.