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Question follow-through · 12090

Driverless Vehicles: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the competitiveness of the emerging autonomous vehicle market; and what steps her Department is taking to reduce regulatory and operational barriers to market entry.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
23 Jun 2026
Target answer date
29 Jun 2026
Answer
29 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the competitiveness of the emerging autonomous vehicle market; and what steps her Department is taking to reduce regulatory and operational barriers to market entry.

  2. 29 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 29 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Automated Vehicles Act 2024 established the legal framework for regulating automated vehicles in the UK. In May 2026, the Department for Transport established a new Automated Passenger Services (APS) permitting scheme, creating a clear legal route for...

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