Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 84559
Driverless Vehicles: Accidents
Tabled: 22 October 2025
Answered: 27 October 2025
Named DayQuestion
Sarah Coombes
Labour — West Bromwich
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of current legislation in ensuring that there is sufficient (a) liability and (b) responsibility in the case of a collision caused by an automated vehicle.
Answer
Simon LightwoodThe framework in place today, established by the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018, provides a process for Secretary of State to list vehicles as "automated" and sets out that if a listed vehicle causes an accident while driving itself, l...
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