Phil Sterling, a programme manager with Butterfly Conservation , who sowed the seeds on the Weymouth Relief Road a decade ago, said the new policy was a significant change of approach. AXA, for instance, has used UK research projects to gather data to create insurance products for autonomous vehicles and owns a stake in self-driving software startup Oxbotica, which also has funding from Chinese tech giant Tencent. The UK is one of the most nature-deprived nations on Earth and so any initiative to improve our biodiversity is, of course, welcome, she said. There is potentially a big economic boost too from embracing the new technology. Daimlers Mercedes-Benz has been a pioneer of self-driving technology and is seeking global regulatory approval for its Level 3 Drive Pilot system.
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