Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) manufacturers, (b) insurers and (c) enforcement authorities on the need to balance technical capability and public safety in the approach to Automated Lane Keeping System deployment.

The Government takes the need to balance technical capability and public safety in the deployment of Automated Lane Keeping Systems (ALKS) seriously. I met with Craig Tracey MP (Chair of the insurance APPG) and representatives of the insurance sector (Association of British Insurers, Thatcham Research and members of individual companies) on 11 February to discuss this. In addition, the department’s officials are in regular contact with manufacturers, insurers and enforcement authorities on this subject and have already held a number of meetings with them in 2021.