Consultation outcome

Safe use rules for automated vehicles (AV)

From:
Department for Transport
Published
28 April 2021
Last updated
25 April 2022 — See all updates
This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Rules on the safe use of automated vehicles: summary of responses and government response

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Letter to Parliament about a new section to The Highway Code on self-driving vehicles, 25 April 2022

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Explanatory memorandum to The Highway Code amendment [self-driving vehicles] 2022 [2022] No. [XXXX]

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Detail of outcome

On 20 April 2022, the government published a summary of responses received for its consultation on proposals to amend The Highway Code to create rules on the safe use of automated vehicles. This document also outlines the government’s response to the consultation.

Alongside this, the government published Automated vehicles: testing proposed wording used in The Highway Code and Self-driving vehicles listed for use in Great Britain.

On 25 April 2022, the government published:

Original consultation

Summary

Proposes amending The Highway Code to create rules on the safe use of automated vehicles on Great Britain's motorways.

This consultation ran from
to

Consultation description

Proposes amendments to The Highway Code to introduce a new section regarding rules for the safe use of automated vehicles on motorways.

This consultation was an outcome requirement of the August 2020 call for evidence on ensuring safe use of Automated Lane Keeping Systems.

Documents

Rules on safe use of automated vehicles on GB roads

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Updates to this page

Published 28 April 2021
Last updated 25 April 2022 + show all updates

  1. Added an explanatory memorandum about The Highway Code amendment on self-driving vehicles, alongside a covering letter.

  2. Outcome added.

  3. First published.

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