BBC: Two Saudi scholars have said there is nothing in Islamic law to prevent women from driving.
The senior religious figures said the issue depended on the context.
They say women would need to be protected from harassment and that steps would have to be taken to ensure there was no mingling of the sexes.
An opinion poll published by a leading English-language Saudi newspaper suggests that this is a view supported by most Saudi men and women.
The two scholars are Abdel-Mohsin al-Obaikan - one of Saudi Arabia's senior religious figures - and another well-known cleric, Mohsin Awaji.
Both say that, in principle, Islamic law does not prevent women driving.
Everything depends, they say, on the context.
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