Article by Lucy McCormick: Look—no hands! First hands-free car on sale for use on UK motorways

Lexis Nexis TMT analysis written by Lucy McCormick.

TMT analysis: In April 2023, Britain approved hands-free driving technology, ahead of any such grant by its European neighbours. Drivers of enabled Ford Mustang Mach-E electric vehicles will be permitted to take their hands off the wheel on 2,300 miles of motorway network. What does this mean in practice—and is it as radical as it sounds? Lucy McCormick, a commercial barrister at Henderson Chambers, considers.

This analysis was first published by LexisPSL on 17 April 2023.

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