U.K. citizens are a proud people with a proud history, but they are not exactly leading the way when it comes to technological innovation. In the matter of self-driving vehicles, the U.K. refuses to be left behind. Engadget reports the "U.K. to get self-driving buses and taxis by 2021." "The U.K. won't sit idly by while the U.S., Japan, and China put self-driving vehicles on their roads. The country's government has announced an ambitious driverless public transport plan for 2021, including autonomous buses in Scotland and self-driving taxis in several of London's boroughs, with state funding to the tune of £25 million ($33 million.)"