A question on #DriverlessVehicles tabled by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 20-05-2025 has been answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill.

Heading: Driverless Vehicles
Question ID: 1804805
UIN: HL7628
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-05-20
Asking Member ID: 4282
Asking Member display name: Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of progress being made towards developing road-worthy autonomous vehicles, and what steps they are taking to enable autonomous vehicles to be driven on roads legally.
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Date answered: 2025-06-02
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Answering Member ID: 4972
Answering Member display name: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
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Answer text: To achieve our ambitions for the automated vehicle sector, we are working at pace to implement the regulatory framework for self-driving vehicles in the second half of 2027. We are exploring options for accelerating early commercial pilots in advance of f...
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Answering body ID: 27
Answering body name: Department for Transport
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