Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 57694
Driverless Vehicles
Tabled: 5 June 2025
Answered: 10 June 2025
Question
Lee Anderson
Reform UK — Ashfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Automated Vehicles Act 2024, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the legalisation of self-driving vehicles on people whose jobs require driving.
Answer
Lilian GreenwoodThe development of self-driving vehicle technology has the potential to support our Plan for Growth, creating up to 38,000 high-quality jobs, and unlocking £42 billion for the UK economy by 2035. Additional benefits will include reducing human error – whi...
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