Question follow-through · 14225

Delivery Services: Robots

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Department has made of the level of need for further regulation of autonomous delivery robots operating on public pavements and highways; and whether the Department plans to publish addition

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body: Department for Transport
Tabled: 29 Jun 2026
Target answer date: 1 Jul 2026
Answer: 1 Jul 2026 · 2 calendar days after tabling

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29 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Department has made of the level of need for further regulation of autonomous delivery robots operating on public pavements and highways; and whether the Department plans to publish addition
1 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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1 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Government has committed to pursuing legislative reform for micromobility vehicles when parliamentary time allows by creating a ‘Low-speed Zero Emission Vehicle’ category. This could be used to regulate pavement robots in future. Any new regulations w...

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