Driverless Vehicles: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 89787 · Tabled 11 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of rural roads on self-driving vehicles.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 17 Nov 2025
The Automated Vehicles Act 2024 (AV Act) sets out a comprehensive legal framework with safety at its core.The Act introduces a new authorisation process that will test self-driving capability and identify a corporation to be held accountable for vehicles ...