Seventh Report - Self-driving vehicles

Select Committee
Transport Committee HC 519 15 September 2023
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 11 items (6 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 11 of 11 classified)
Accepted 8
Accepted in Part 1
Deferred 1
Rejected 1
Government response
First Special Report - Self-driving vehicles: Government response to the Committee’s Seventh Report of Session 2022–23 · published 24 Nov 2023
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Recommendations & Conclusions

1 results
2 Conclusion Rejected
Para 34
Expectations for self-driving vehicles are becoming more realistic, with circumscribed forms closer to reality.
Conclusion
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 … Read more
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.
Department for Transport
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