Written questions

Driverless Vehicles: Accidents

Commons · Question 11583 · Tabled 19 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 25 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Scott Arthur

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles is exploring the adequacy of compensation arrangements for victims of accidents involving uninsured vehicles in the context of the Automated Vehicles Act

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 25 Jun 2026

Through the Automated Vehicles Act Implementation Programme, officials from the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles are working with the Motor Insurers' Bureau on insurance for automated vehicles. This includes assessing the adequacy of the insur...