Closed consultation

Automated vehicles: statement of safety principles

• From: Department for Transport and Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
• Published: 17 June 2026

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Summary

Seeks views on the draft statement of safety principles for automated vehicles.

This consultation ran from
9am on 30 May 2026 to 11:59am on 9 September 2026

Consultation description

We are seeking views on the draft statement of safety principles for automated vehicles.

The statement of safety principles is required under section 2 of the Automated Vehicles Act 2024. It forms part of the safety framework designed to ensure automated vehicles are:

• safe to deploy
• remain safe once deployed

The statutory statement of safety principles will guide the Secretary of State for Transport in decisions on whether an automated vehicle can be deployed on UK roads. It may also be used for the ongoing monitoring of authorised self-driving vehicles.

It will provide guidance on the behaviours the Secretary of State expects to see from vehicles in meeting the self-driving test of travelling safely and autonomously.

This consultation is also available in Welsh.

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Automated vehicles: statement of safety principles consultation

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Automated vehicles: statement of safety principles consultation (web version)

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Automated vehicles: statement of safety principles consultation (print version)

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Published 17 June 2026