Self-driving vehicles are set to hit the road by 2026 after new laws were given Royal Assent, ushering in a new era of mobility for the United Kingdom. The Automated Vehicles Bill will put Great Britain in a position to accelerate the rollout of self-driving vehicles within the next two years. With the passage of the new Bill, the Government is hoping that automated vehicles will improve road safety by reducing human error, which currently contributes to 88 per cent of road collisions. The law will require self-driving vehicles to achieve “a level of safety at least as high as careful and comp…