Britain plans to introduce new insurance rules to ensure victims of accidents involving self-driving cars are compensated quickly in a bid to remove a major obstacle for the nascent industry.
The introduction of self-driving cars has been hampered by legal hurdles in several countries as insurers and legislators try to establish who would ultimately be responsible in the event of an accident.
“We must ensure the public is protected in the event of an incident and this week we are introducing the framework to allow insurance for these new technologies,” said transport minister Chris…