This Government seems to be happy with 80% achievements!
M3 Motorway fatal accident -
Nick Harris, the chief executive of the government agency, said the crash was caused because the SVD failed to distinguish between the lorry and the bridge. He insisted, however, that he had “absolute” faith in the technology.
“We’re very clear about the specification of [SVD technology], which is that it is to spot at least 80 per cent of stopped vehicles, not 100 per cent,” he said. “In the M3 incident last week, the system was working and spotted vehicles that stopped around the incident.
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