US EditionDate Set for Driverless Buses and Taxis to Be Allowed on UK Roads
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 21 – The UK plans to pilot driverless taxis and buses without safety drivers from spring 2026, aiming to create 38,000 jobs and unlock a £42 billion industry by 2035.
- Today , Future of Roads Minister Lilian Greenwood launched a consultation on the APS permitting scheme and draft statutory instrument, opening it for 10 weeks until September 28, 2025.
- The Automated Vehicles Act requires self-driving vehicles to meet safety standards at least as high as competent and careful human drivers, embedding these rules in the APS regime before they hit UK roads.
- These driverless technologies use AI, sensors, cameras, radar and GPS to navigate roads without human input, as UK firms Wayve and Oxa drive investment and trials.
- Officials urged public and industry representatives to share views on operating driverless taxis and licence revocation measures, while Birmingham Live reported motorists could reserve these services via a mobile app.
- From spring 2026, firms can pilot small-scale driverless services without safety drivers, bookable via apps, ahead of a wider rollout under the Automated Vehicles Act in the second half of 2027.
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