Question follow-through · 9620
Driverless Vehicles: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many licences for testing self-driving cars have been given to (a) Baidu and (b) other automotive companies partnered with Chinese providers.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 15 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 17 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 23 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many licences for testing self-driving cars have been given to (a) Baidu and (b) other automotive companies partnered with Chinese providers.
17 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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23 Jun 2026
Answer published
Trials of automated vehicles must be undertaken in line with the requirements set out in the Automated Vehicle Trialling Code of Practice. Trialling organisations must have a safety driver monitoring both the road traffic environment and vehicle systems s...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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