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British Leyland began life as a merger between two companies, Leyland Motors and British Motor Holdings, forming the British Leyland Motor Corporation Limited in 1968. The company hit problems some years later and was nationalised by the British Government in 1975, and in 1978 became known as British Leyland. By then, the company was generally referred to as BL, responsible for 40% of the car market in Britain. At the height of its production, the company operated more than forty manufacturing sites across the UK.

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It seems that some people are enthralled by the thought of a self-driving car, while others may choose to walk rather than get into an autonomous vehicle. Ford has been having trials of their driverless vehicles, with a view to introducing driverless taxis around 2021.
While there are already some driverless vehicles on the road, especially in the United States, accidents have been reported… but reluctantly. At the moment, Google and other manufacturers don’t always seem to be able to predict how the driverless car will perform in an unexpected or non-programmed situation.

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