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Seventh Report - Self-driving vehicles
Transport Committee
HC 519
Published 15 September 2023
Conclusions (1)
2
Conclusion
Rejected
Para 34
Hopefully expectations of self-driving vehicle technology have become more realistic. Self-driving vehicles that can go anywhere at any time remain purely hypothetical, but in more circumscribed forms they can become reality. Nobody is likely to be taking a self-driving vehicle the whole way from Land’s End to John o’ Groats …
Government Response Summary
The government does not accept the Committee's view on the proposed safety ambition, stating that setting it too high could stifle innovation and that a level equivalent to a competent and careful human driver is currently appropriate. It highlights the Automated Vehicles Bill and the 'safe system' approach in CAM 2025 to manage safety.