Closed consultation

Automated passenger services: permitting scheme

From:
Department for Transport and Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
Published
21 July 2025

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Summary

Seeks views on the proposed automated passenger services statutory instrument (SI) to support the deployment of commercial self-driving pilots.

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Consultation description

The Automated Vehicles (AV) Act 2024 will introduce the automated passenger services (APS) permitting scheme, a targeted regulatory framework for automated passenger services.

The new scheme is intended to be flexible and avoid the various challenges of applying existing legislation. Introducing this scheme is intended to provide greater regulatory confidence for businesses to deploy services and build an understanding of viable commercial models.

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Documents

Automated passenger services (APS) permitting scheme consultation

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Draft statutory instrument: The Automated Vehicles (Permits for Automated Passenger Services) Regulations 2026 (PDF)

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