Blind veterans are poised to become the first people to test driverless pods ahead of plans to roll them out on British streets.
Former soldiers with visual impairments will be among those able to travel in the four-seat pods during a six-month programme of testing that will start in April in Brighton.
Aurrigo, a Coventry-based autonomous vehicle specialist, hopes the initiative will offer a solution to disabled users who currently struggle to travel between their homes and distant transit points.
The new programme will launch with the help of Blind Veterans UK, whose training and rehabilitation centre in Ovingdean, near Brighton, will become the off-road test site next month.
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