ted by Waymo et al. But it is interesting because it involved navigating a variety of typical UK roads that included roundabouts, and country roads that don't have kerbs or other road markings. The accompanying engineers only assisted the driving when stopping for checks and to recharge. The purpose of the test was related to developing more human-like AV driving. This will be important as AVs spread to countries with less rigid driving rules and more variability in driving environments.\" - Peter Richardson (Source: The Engineer)","isAccessibleForFree":"False","hasPart":{"@type":"WebPageElement","isAccessibleForFree":"False","cssSelector":".paywall"}}1d:T4b3,

"An autonomous Nissan Leaf drove a complex course of over 230 miles in the UK. This sounds modest compared to the millions of miles accumulated by Waymo et al. But it is interesting because it involved navigating a variety of typical UK roads that included roundabouts, and country roads that don't have kerbs or other road markings. The accompanying engineers only assisted the driving when stopping for checks and to recharge.
The purpose of the test was related to developing more human-like AV driving. This will be important as AVs spread to countries with less rigid driving rules and more variability in driving environments." - Peter Richardson

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