Open call for evidence

Automated vehicles: statement of safety principles

Summary

Seeks views on what safety standards should be sought for automated (self-driving) vehicles in the UK.

This call for evidence closes at

Call for evidence description

We are calling for views on what safety standards should be sought for automated (self-driving) vehicles in the UK.聽聽

鈥痳equires the Secretary of State for Transport to prepare a Statement of Safety Principles that apply to automated vehicles.聽聽

This statement will be used in different ways across the safety framework, including:聽

  • when authorisation authorities carry out vehicle type approval and authorisation checks (pre-deployment)聽
  • when regulators carry out in-use monitoring and regulatory compliance checks (post-deployment)聽
  • for annual assessments on the overall performance of automated vehicles聽

We want to understand how:聽

  • the safety principles may be used聽
  • the safety standard may be described聽
  • safety performance could be measured聽

Some questions ask about the development of the safety principles themselves, while others ask how the safety principles may be used in practice.

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Safety principles consultation
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London, SW1P 4DR
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Published 10 June 2025

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