Document summary
This document sets out government’s response to the Law Commissions’ recommendations and commits to a new legislative framework for safe self-driving road vehicles, based on these recommendations. This new framework will enable innovation whilst also ensuring safety.
It is noted in the report that disabled people could benefit from self-driving vehicles by reducing isolation. The strategy states the government’s ambition for all disabled people to have the same level of access to transport as everyone else. As a result, it is stated that any organisation, who wish to gain authorisation of their vehicle as self-driving, must detail how they avoid their vehicles unfairly discriminating against vulnerable road users. They must also cite their considerations regarding the importance of accessibility for all disabled people.
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