Driverless Vehicles: Job Creation
Commons · Question 7082 · Tabled 4 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of high-skilled jobs that will be created in Great Britain by 2035 as a result of the self-driving vehicles pilot scheme.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 12 Jun 2026
On May 22 of this year, the Automated Passenger Services permitting scheme for small-scale pilot deployments opened to applications. This can help operators to assess the viability of commercial self-driving services in Great Britain. The piloting scheme...