Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 84558

Driverless Vehicles: Data Protection

Tabled: 22 October 2025

Answered: 27 October 2025

Named Day

Question

Sarah Coombes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that data being transmitted by UK automated vehicles to manufacturers is not stored offshore.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

Effective and secure storage of data produced by self-driving vehicles is vital for their deployment. Ahead of full implementation of the Automated Vehicles Act 2024 in the second half of 2027, the Department for Transport will be seeking further informat...

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