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Following the announcement from the UK government that driverless cars will be allowed on the roads next year, Sky News caught up with RED Driving School CEO Ian McIntosh<\/a> to get his thoughts on what this will mean for learners and road users alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here\u2019s what Ian had to say to Sky News presenter Dermot Murnagahn:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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DM: Will this put you out of business, are you worried?<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

IM: No, no we are not worried. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s going to happen so quickly that we\u2019ll have a problem, but whatever happens we will adapt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DM: They say that in 10 years\u2019 time you might be teaching people how to sit behind the wheel of a car that is being driven by the onboard systems?<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

IM: Anything\u2019s possible, we [RED Driving School] think technology is great and, if this moves things forward, it will be terrific for all of us. The roads will be a lot safer, but I think people will learn to drive a normal car for some time yet. So I think we will be fine for now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DM: Well, they would have to take control of the car if the technology fails so why would it be safer? It\u2019s true that the main cause of accidents is driver error.<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

IM: Yes, that\u2019s right and we are living in a country with extremely safe roads. Let\u2019s be clear about that it is safe in this country, but accidents are caused by people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Driverless cars probably don\u2019t have accidents. The Google cars have done 700,000 miles and the only accidents they have had was one which was a rear end shunt and one which was an accident where the driver had taken control. So presumably, cars controlled by computers are going to be a lot safer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DM: Well are they? I know you are a very good driver and you know your way around, but like the rest of us you\u2019ve probably got Sat Nav as well. I\u2019ve had my Sat Nav take me down blind alleys and I\u2019ve reported on pictures of Sat Nav taking people over the end of jettys and things like that. You have to be 100% sure of the technology.<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

IM: Yes you do, and I overrule my own Sat Nav from time to time that\u2019s true, but this is the current state of technology. I imagine by the time it goes live and we are using these [driverless cars] normally, all of these problems will be ironed out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think when new technology comes along we are all nervous about it, but it gets sorted out and progress is made. I think it will be fine by the time we are all using them, but that\u2019s some years away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DM: The thought occurs doesn\u2019t it that, if and when it does happen, technology will be programmed to obey the law. Could it put all of those speed cameras out of business entirely?<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

IM: Well indeed, speed cameras in that instance will be a thing of the past and who knows, maybe that\u2019s not a bad thing for all of us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DM: Exactly, on that note let\u2019s welcome it then. Very good talking to you Ian and thank you for sharing your thoughts.<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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For more information on the driverless car, read RED\u2019s previous post<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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