Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 29873

Vehicle Certification Agency: Artificial Intelligence

Tabled: 7 February 2025
Answered: 13 February 2025

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what purposes the Vehicle Certification Agency has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) is trialling Microsoft 365 Copilot to support its activities across Microsoft productivity tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams). No other AI or machine learning has taken place.