Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 108305

Driverless Vehicles: Pilot Schemes

Tabled: 26 January 2026
Answered: 10 February 2026

Question

Mr Richard Holden

Conservative — Basildon and Billericay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Driving innovation – 38,000 jobs on the horizon as pilots of self-driving vehicles fast-tracked, published on 10 June 2025, whether the autonomous vehic

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The government intends to launch the Automated Passenger Services (APS) permitting scheme in Spring 2026; this scheme applies to Great Britain. The scheme will allow developers and potential operators to evaluate different areas for pilot deployments and ...
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