While they believe vehicle automation will significantly reduce accidents , British insurers , including Jaguar , have voiced concerns over ‘ autonomous vehicles ’ as vehicles with different levels of autonomy take to the road . The company have called for international regulators to make clear distinctions between assisted and automated systems , and set out criteria for marketing such vehicles . It is suggested that " intermediate automated systems " , which have significant self - driving capability but require drivers to reclaim control of the vehicle in certain situations , could leave drivers confused and lead to a short - term tick up in accidents .
While they believe vehicle automation will significantly reduce accidents, British insurers, including esure, have voiced concerns over ‘autonomous ambiguity’ as vehicles with different levels of autonomy take to the roads. The insurers have called for international regulators to make clear distinctions between assisted and automated systems, and set out criteria for marketing such vehicles. It is suggested that "intermediate automated systems", which offer significant self-driving capability but require drivers to reclaim control of the vehicle in certain circumstances, could leave drivers confused and lead to a short-term tick up in accidents.