Delivery Services: Robots
Commons · Question 18223 · Tabled 13 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to introduce a statutory definition of (a) autonomous delivery robots and (b) Personal Delivery Devices; what assessment she has made of the impact of such devices on pavement accessibility an
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 15 Jul 2026
Advances in technology have the potential to boost our economy and undertake dangerous jobs such as highways maintenance, but it's important the safety of pedestrians and vulnerable road users is put first. We have announced that we intend to trial paveme...