I tried a self-driving car in London and lived to tell the tale

Just a few metres into my journey in Nissan's LEAF electric car, the autonomous vehicle swerved towards the kerb. 

It wasn't exactly the start I was expecting. 

But to be fair to Nissan, my driving companion, Tetsuya Iijima, Nissan's Manager of Autonomous Drive Technology, quickly placed his hands on the steering wheel and took over the car instantaneously. 

It was a minor glitch due to a disconnected wire with the computer in the car's boot. If anything it showed how swiftly the driver can override the vehicle and Nissan immediately provided another LEAF car, modified for self-driving.  Read more...