Call for evidence outcome

Safe use of Automated Lane Keeping System on GB motorways: call for evidence

• From: Department for Transport and Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
• Published: 18 August 2020
• Last updated: 28 April 2021 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

This call for evidence has closed

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Annex A: research on the safe performance of other activities in conditionally automated vehicles

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Annex B: revised monitoring and control tests, and assessment of ALKS against those tests

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Annex C: sample list of Automated Vehicles (AVs) for use in Great Britain

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Detail of outcome

Document summarising the responses and outcome next steps to the ‘Call for Evidence on the safe use of automated vehicles’ including updating the methodology used to list automated vehicles in the UK.

The next steps identified are:

• facilitating a data sharing agreement between insurers and manufacturers
• ensuring drivers understand how to safely use automated vehicles
• consulting on changes to the Highway Code to clarify rules on safe use

This documentation was released on 28 April 2021.

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Original call for evidence

Summary

Seeks views on safe use of Automated Lane Keeping System (ALKS) on Great Britain's motorways.

This call for evidence ran from
18 August 2020 to 11:59pm on 27 October 2020

Call for evidence description

We are consulting on the use of Automated Lane Keeping System (ALKS) on Great Britain’s motorways, including:

• an overview of ALKS
• ensuring the safe use of ALKS
• questions around fair delegation and residual responsibility
• questions around the performance of other activities

ALKS is vehicle technology designed to control the lateral, left and right, and longitudinal, forward and back, movement of the vehicle for an extended period without further driver command. During such times, the system is in primary control of the vehicle, and performs the driving task instead of the driver, at low speeds on motorways.

We are seeking views to understand if ALKS technology is compliant with the definition of automation under the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018. This act requires that the vehicle be capable of safely and lawfully driving itself without being controlled and without needing to be monitored, when in automated mode.

Published 18 August 2020
Last updated 28 April 2021 + show all updates

1. 28 April 2021

   Outcome released.

2. 21 August 2020

   Consultation response email address altered.

3. 18 August 2020

   First published.