Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 89787

Driverless Vehicles: Rural Areas

Tabled: 11 November 2025

Answered: 17 November 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of rural roads on self-driving vehicles.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

The Automated Vehicles Act 2024 (AV Act) sets out a comprehensive legal framework with safety at its core.The Act introduces a new authorisation process that will test self-driving capability and identify a corporation to be held accountable for vehicles ...

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