Delivery Services: Robotics
2026-07-02 · Department for Transport · 15872 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what powers local authorities have to restrict or prohibit the use of pavement delivery robots within their areas.
Answer
Where pavement robots currently operate, they do so in partnership with the relevant local authority.The Government announced last week that it will facilitate new trials of pavement delivery robots in new places through powers in the Regulating for Growt...