Self-driving vehicles
Transport Committee
Closed
Inquiry
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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Recommendations
5
Conclusions
1
Report
3
Oral sessions
3
Events
Activity timeline 8 events
24 Nov
2023
2023
15 Sep
2023
2023
Report published
8 Mar
2023
2023
Oral evidence
8 Mar
2023
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 8, Palace of Westminster
16 Nov
2022
2022
Oral evidence
16 Nov
2022
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
26 Oct
2022
2022
Oral evidence
26 Oct
2022
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 3 sessions
8 Mar 2023
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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
16 Nov 2022
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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
26 Oct 2022
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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
Reports 1 report · click to expand
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventh Report - Self-driving vehicles | HC 519 | 15 Sep 2023 | 11 | Responded |
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
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Recommendation
Deferred
Seventh Report - Self-driving vehi…
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 …
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Government Response
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.
Department for Transport
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