A government minister has expanded the benefits of self-driving Vehicles A public consultation launches further to its roll-out UK Next year.
Launched on today (July 21), will allow their opinions to give their opinion on the permission of automated passenger services (APS) consultation on the permission of ‘representative groups, industry stakeholders, trade unions and public members how’ self-driving vehicles can be used.
It comes ahead of the proposed roll-out of services such as tax-, private-caste and bus with self-driving technology before the implementation of the Automatic Vehicle Act in 2027.
Lillian Greenwood, Future of Rhodes Minister, said: “Self-driving is one of the most exciting opportunities to improve the vehicle. transportation For so many people, especially unable to drive or drive in rural areas. We want to work with passengers and industry to make this new form of transport safe and accessible, as we take our next step towards adopting.
“This technique does not have the ability to improve transportation for millions of people. This will help in encouraging innovation, creating thousands of jobs, and will run investment to invest more money in people’s pockets – all parts of giving our plans to change.”
It is from a government decision to spring 2026 after the ‘fast-track’ of the ‘fast-track’ pilots of self-driving passenger vehicles, which will allow companies to pilot ‘small-scale’ services on ‘small scale’ services without the first vehicle monitoring. The users will be able to book service through an app, similar to a specific taxi or ride-lingering service.
Major signals for consultation include Self-driving cars Can be made more accessible to disabled and older people, and ‘services of self-driving vehicles are approved by the councils’.
The new consultation will run till September 28, 2025.
When speaks on the roll-out Self-driving taxi And just like services, transport secretary Heidi alexander Said: “The future of transport is coming.
“Self-driving cars can bring jobs, investments and opportunities to the UK among world-leaders in new technology.
“With road safety at the center of our pilots and laws, we continued to take bold steps to run jobs, British industry and innovation.”
The development of automated vehicle technology can produce 38,000 jobs in the UK and add £ 42 billion to the economy by 2035, Ft,