Self-driving Jaguar and Land Rover cars spotted on public roads in Milton Keynes as UK continues tests despite Uber death

SELF-DRIVING Jaguar and Land Rover cars have been spotted in Milton Keynes as UK driverless tests plough on.

The UK Autodrive project - which also includes Ford - is continuing to use public roads and car parks despite the tragic Uber death.

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The ride-hailing app has stopped its testing again and Toyota has also pulled the plug on its Stateside trials.

But the UK is carrying on with its £20million project and has displayed its latest car park technology today on the Jag F-Pace, Range Rover Sport and even a Ford Mondeo.

The multi-million research is the world's first to feature cars from multiple manufacturers "talking" to each other.

The clever software will let other nearby cars know when a parking space becomes free.

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The "collaborative parking" technology is being tested on the streets and car parks of Milton Keynes.

It's hoped it could slash the time drivers spend hunting for a spot - with Brits estimated to waste a day every year doing so.

The tech demo also showed off cars talking to infrastructure like traffic lights.

Christian Ress, a research supervisor for Ford, said: "With our research into ‘collaborative parking’, we see an opportunity to hand that time back to drivers, helping them enjoy happier, healthier and more efficient journeys."

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Despite the benefits, driverless cars have endured a difficult week after the fatal accident in the US.

A 49-year-old woman was hit by a car and killed as she crossed the street in Tempe, Arizona.

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It's the first death of a pedestrian associated with autonomous motors - but not the first car accident featuring driverless tech.

Volvo previously delayed its roll out of driverless cars over safety concerns, too.

It comes just a week after Waymo revealed how safe driverless cars were with human tests sitting in the car - and a video displaying how much cars could "see" while driving.