Written questions

Driverless Vehicles: Disability and Older People

Commons · Question 7521 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 16 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Jerome Mayhew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what specific guidance her Department has issued to operators joining the self-driving vehicles pilot scheme to help ensure that services are (a) fully accessible to and (b) meet the needs of older and disabled

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 16 Jun 2026

My department has established an external Accessibility Advisory Panel to guide the development of policies and non-statutory guidance relating to the accessible deployment of Automated Passenger Services (APS). The Panel has been tasked with shaping guid...