Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with Tesla on its timescales for developing its autopilot software from beta to full self-driving.

Only vehicles listed under the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 are considered to be capable of safely driving themselves under certain circumstances, and are therefore able to be legally used without supervision on roads in Great Britain. There are currently no such vehicles listed.

Tesla’s Autopilot software is considered to fall under the category of being an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS), as it is not able to drive itself without any monitoring by an individual. The Department has not had any specific discussions with Tesla about their systems being considered for listing as self-driving.