Finally watch TV legally in the car!
Instead of paying attention to the road, just put on your favorite TV series or movie in the car. That’s okay.
Needs some explanation. Because if you are driving a car yourself, it is of course not the intention that you watch TV. This development has to do with the arrival of autonomous cars. These developments are moving at lightning speed and in the United Kingdom they want to be ahead of the curve with regard to regulations.
The British government allows you to legally watch TV in an autonomous car. This is not about a simple assistant, but about a car that can drive one hundred percent itself.
So steering, accelerating, anticipating the environment. Although car manufacturers are making great strides, the fully self-driving car is still in the future. Moreover, the law still needs to be adapted to this.
Some modern cars can already drive independently in ‘easy’ driving situations. Such as, for example, driving slowly through a traffic jam. In that case you are allowed to watch TV with this new law in the UK.
It should be noted that you should still be able to intervene when necessary. Putting your chair all the way back and taking a bag of chips in your hand is not one of them. The neighbor in the traffic jam will undoubtedly look on enviously as you move relaxed through the traffic jam. Sounds good! (via BBC)
