Bedford Driving Lessons

The car of the future will be impossible to crash, capable of “speaking” to other vehicles and be in constant contact with overhead satellites and roadside sensors. A wave of “Tomorrow’s World” technology has been unveiled at the Intelligent Transport Systems Congress in Stockholm which will revolutionize the way in which cars are driven. The European Union, which is funding many of the projects, believes that drivers will benefit from the series of high-tech initiatives. But the ability to monitor motorists’ movements will also rekindle fears of the “surveillance state” especially with some countries interested in using the technology for pay as you drive charging. Road pricing is one of the uses identified for a project known as Co-operative Vehicle Infrastructure Systems which includes the Department for Transport and Transport for London among its sponsors. Although the Government has unequivocally ruled out national road pricing for at least five years, other countries are pressing ahead with national and local schemes, including Holland which is likely to use satellite technology for its charging programme. More