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Road safety is at the heart of the legislation, with automated vehicles expected to improve road safety by reducing human error.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Seeks views on the proposed automated passenger services statutory instrument (SI) to support the deployment of commercial self-driving pilots.
Introduction The Automated Passenger Services (APS) permitting scheme will…
From 2026, self-driving cars without a safety driver could be available for people to book via an app for the first time.
The home of Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles on GOV.UK. CCAV is a joint unit made up of the Department for Transport and Department for Business and Trade.
Have your say on the proposed automated passenger services permitting scheme until 28 September 2025.
Check if a vehicle is listed as self-driving for use in Great Britain.
Seeks views on what safety standards should be sought for automated (self-driving) vehicles in the UK.
A programme for the safe deployment of automated vehicles and implementing the Automated Vehicles Act 2024.
Identifies how regulators in different sectors apply sanctions, and what can be learnt to inform the use of sanctions under the Automated Vehicles Act 2024.
Seeks views on protecting the use of certain terms in vehicle marketing so they can only be used for authorised automated (self-driving) vehicles.
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