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Find out more about self-driving vehicles

Could self-driving vehicles make our journeys safer by reducing or even eliminating crashes where human error is a contributory factor?

Computer generated image showing different vehciles on a multi-lane road. Symbols illustrate how vehicles connect with the road and with each other.

Human error, along with other factors, often contributes to road crashes that result in deaths or injuries. Self-driving vehicles have the potential to make our journeys safer. Read on to find out more and sort the myths from the facts.

Brake has teamed up with the consortium behind Project Endeavour to increase awareness of self-driving vehicles.

Although the technologies used by self-driving vehicles have the potential to reduce or even eliminate crashes where human error is a contributory factor, our research shows that many people are still not sure how this could happen. Many people believe they would be safer with a human driver in control.

Our simple factsheets will help you understand some of the benefits of the new technology, and identify and explain commonly held myths.

Click on the links below to download the factsheets. You can also download and share our infographics via your social media channels. Please tag us in your posts @brakecharity.