Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 77222
Driverless Vehicles
Tabled: 15 September 2025
Answered: 16 October 2025
Question
Max Wilkinson
Liberal Democrat — Cheltenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the introduction of self-driving taxis on local economies.
Answer
Simon LightwoodThe Automated Passenger Services permitting scheme, which was consulted on between July and September 2025, facilitates the deployment of self-driving bus-, taxi- and private hire-like services. Pilot deployments under this scheme, which will be in place ...
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