Driverless cars are tested on UK streets for the first time today Tuesday Oct 11,2016

A driverless vehicle carrying passengers has taken to Britain's public roads for the first time today Tuesday Oct 11,2016

The trial is aimed at paving the way for autonomous cars to hit the roads by the end of the decade.

The government is encouraging technology companies, carmakers and start-ups to develop and test their autonomous driving technologies in Britain. 

A pod, like a small two-seater car, developed by a company spun out from Oxford University was tested in Milton Keynes, with organisers hoping the trials will feed vital information on how the vehicle interacts with pedestrians and other road-users