One week before Volvo Cars announced trials of autonomous vehicles in London a panel of experts agreed the UK was a world leader in supporting development of this technology.

Insight into this fast moving and fascinating development for the transport sector was provided by: Iain Forbes, Head of the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles; Professor Nick Reed from TRL involved with some of the trials in the UK; and Anders Eugensson, Volvo Cars Director of Governmental Affairs. Covering questions of regulatory environments, what road administrations need to do, how mapping will be crucial for the implementation and details of trials underway in the UK; listen to the panel of experts discussing all this and more with Justin Ward from CIHT.