Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 88886

Driverless Vehicles: Disability

Tabled: 10 November 2025

Answered: 18 November 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) screen-reader compatibility, (b) audio navigation cues, (c) wheelchair-accessible vehicles and (d) other accessibility features will be mandatory requirements for the licensing of autonomous passeng

Answer

Simon Lightwood

Certain requirements relating to accessibility of Automated Passenger Services (APS) are set out in the Automated Vehicles Act, which was agreed by Parliament in 2024. In considering whether to grant a permit, the appropriate national authority must have ...

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