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Self-driving vehicles

Status: Closed Opened: 27 Jun 2022 Closed: 24 Nov 2023 6 recommendations 5 conclusions 1 report

This inquiry is scrutinising the development and deployment of self-driving vehicles for use on the roads (also known as connected and autonomous vehicles).

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Seventh Report - Self-driving vehicles HC 519 15 Sep 2023 11 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
5 Recommendation Seventh Report - Self-driving vehicles Deferred

Require Government to develop a strategy for the future of human driving skills.

Greater automation will reduce time spent driving. Over time drivers may become less practised and therefore less skilled. Conversely, the demands on drivers will grow as they will be called upon to retake control of vehicles in challenging circumstances with little notice. The Government should set out a strategy for … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government partially accepts, but then deflects the recommendation regarding a strategy for human driving skills and testing to focus instead on plans for digitising Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) via the Automated Vehicles Bill and the National Highways Digital Roads programme to support self-driving infrastructure.
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Department for Transport

Oral evidence sessions

3 sessions
Date Witnesses
8 Mar 2023 Dr Siddartha Khastgir · Warwick Manufacturing Group, Ed Houghton · DG Cities, Lisa Johnson · Starship Technologies, Mr Christian Wolmar, Peter Stephens · Stagecoach, Simon Morgan · Institute of Highway Engineers View ↗
16 Nov 2022 Ashley Feldman · techUK, Becky Guy · Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, Ben Gardner · Pinsent Masons LLP, Ian Wainwright · Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), Mark Shepherd · The Association of British Insurers (ABI), Professor Jack Stilgoe · University College London View ↗
26 Oct 2022 David Wong · Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), Dr Alex Kendall · Wayve, Professor Nick Reed · Reed Mobility, Professor Paul Newman · Oxbotica, Steve Gooding · RAC Foundation View ↗

Who gave evidence

17 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Ashley Feldman · Transport and Smart Cities Programme and Policy O… techUK 1
Becky Guy · Road Safety Manager Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents 1
Ben Gardner · Senior Associate Pinsent Masons LLP 1
David Wong · Senior Technology and Innovation Manager Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) 1
Dr Alex Kendall · Chief Executive Wayve 1
Dr Siddartha Khastgir · Head of Verification and Validation of Connected … Warwick Manufacturing Group 1
Ed Houghton · Head of Research and Service Design DG Cities 1
Ian Wainwright · Chair of Freight and Logistics Policy Group Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) 1
Lisa Johnson · Vice President, Corporate Communications and Publ… Starship Technologies 1
Mark Shepherd · Head of General Insurance Policy The Association of British Insurers (ABI) 1
Mr Christian Wolmar — 1
Peter Stephens · Policy and External Affairs Director Stagecoach 1
Professor Jack Stilgoe · Professor of Science and Technology Policy University College London 1
Professor Nick Reed · Founder Reed Mobility 1
Professor Paul Newman · Founder and Chief Technology Officer Oxbotica 1
Simon Morgan · Chair of Traffic Signs Panel Institute of Highway Engineers 1
Steve Gooding · Director RAC Foundation 1