Driverless Vehicles
Commons · Question 57694 · Tabled 5 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Automated Vehicles Act 2024, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the legalisation of self-driving vehicles on people whose jobs require driving.
Answer
Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 10 Jun 2025
The development of self-driving vehicle technology has the potential to support our Plan for Growth, creating up to 38,000 high-quality jobs, and unlocking £42 billion for the UK economy by 2035. Additional benefits will include reducing human error - whi...