Autonomous and electric vehicles included in Queen’s speech

A commitment to ensure that the UK is at the forefront of autonomous and electric vehicles technology was included in Queen’s speech on 18 May.

Addressing MPs and Peers at the state opening of parliament, the Queen said: “My ministers will ensure the UK is at the forefront of technology for new forms of transport, including autonomous and electric vehicles.”

The Move comes as part of plans to ‘improve Britain’s competitiveness and make the UK a world leader in the digital economy’.

The inclusion in the queen’s speech reaffirms that the government believes that both autonomous and electric driving technology will shape the automotive industry in the future and that the UK can become a world leader in these areas.