House of Lords launches driverless vehicle inquiry

Committee seeks evidence from 'as wide an audience as possible' about use and benefits of autonomous vehicles

House of Lords launches driverless vehicle inquiry
The UK has the potential to become a world leader in developing, producing and deploying autonomous vehicles.

The House of Lords science and technology committee has launched an inquiry into future uses of driverless vehicles in the UK.

Chair of the committee, Lord Selborne said: “Rapid progress is being made in the development of autonomous vehicles.

“Autonomous vehicles are being developed for a range of different purposes and have the potential to bring great benefits across a range of different sectors, for example in farming.

“We will examine what the government is doing to support research into developing autonomous vehicles in the UK, as well as the real world implications as these vehicles start to appear on the roads and in the work place.

“If the UK is to be at the forefront of this transport revolution, investment into research is vital to ensure the technology is perfected, allowing the public to embrace the use of autonomous vehicles.

“There are potentially considerable economic opportunities and public good benefits from this technology.

“We welcome submissions of written evidence – and later oral evidence – to ensure that we can carry out the most thorough and informative inquiry possible.”

Questions
  • What are the potential applications for autonomous vehicles?
  • What are the potential user benefits and disadvantages from the deployment of autonomous vehicles?
  • Are further revisions needed to insurance, regulation and legislation in the UK to create an enabling environment for autonomous vehicles?
  • What is the scale of the market opportunity for autonomous vehicles?
  • Will successful deployment of autonomous vehicles require changes to digital or physical infrastructure?

The committee is calling for written evidence on the issue to be received by Wednesday 26 October 2016, and will start taking oral evidence on the inquiry in November.

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