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...