![Pilot models of the Uber self-driving car is displayed at the Uber Advanced Technologies Center on September 13, 2016 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Uber launched a groundbreaking driverless car service, stealing ahead of Detroit auto giants and Silicon Valley rivals with technology that could revolutionize transportation. / AFP PHOTO / Angelo Merendino](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6LSMHH5NVT66BG7NGL7TBYSJLA.jpg?smart=true&auth=45eb3dd082a50406ae4e65c1651f6641f0a2a99838ac6330fca30bcf9505a5a6&width=400&height=225)
Driverless vehicles such as these Uber cars will be on UK roads soon. AFP
Driverless vehicles such as these Uber cars will be on UK roads soon. AFP
UK roads could welcome self-driving cars by 2025
Technology could revolutionise transport and help reduce collisions