Closed call for evidence

Developing the automated vehicles regulatory framework

• From: Department for Transport and Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
• Published: 4 December 2025

This was published under the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

Summary

Seeks views on several aspects that will inform how the automated vehicles regulatory framework is developed.

This call for evidence ran from
10:45am on 4 December 2025 to 11:59pm on 5 March 2026

Call for evidence description

Seeks views on several sections of the Automated Vehicles Act to support development of the regulatory framework. This framework will include rules, guidance and principles. We are also seeking to strengthen our understanding of accessibility, environmental and cost-benefit considerations.

We are asking for views on the following aspects of the automated vehicles regulatory framework:

• type approval
• authorisation, user-in-charge and transition demands
• no-user-in-charge operator licensing
• insurance
• data collection
• cyber security
• in-use regulation
• monetary penalties
• incident investigation

See this call for evidence in Welsh.

Documents

Developing the automated vehicles regulatory framework

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Published 4 December 2025