Question follow-through · 7082

Driverless Vehicles: Job Creation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of high-skilled jobs that will be created in Great Britain by 2035 as a result of the self-driving vehicles pilot scheme.

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Department for Transport
Tabled
4 Jun 2026
Target answer date
8 Jun 2026
Answer
12 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of high-skilled jobs that will be created in Great Britain by 2035 as a result of the self-driving vehicles pilot scheme.

  2. 8 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 12 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    On May 22 of this year, the Automated Passenger Services permitting scheme for small-scale pilot deployments opened to applications. This can help operators to assess the viability of commercial self-driving services in Great Britain. The piloting scheme...

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