Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to require companies (a) trialling and (b) operating autonomous vehicles to publish data on (i) vehicle miles travelled and (ii) collision incidents.

The Automated Vehicles Act 2024 includes provisions around the collection and sharing of data and information. The way in which these provisions will be used is still being considered and will be informed by recently closed and forthcoming Calls for Evidence and consultations. For example, the recently closed consultation on the proposed Automated Passenger Services (APS) scheme proposed provisions on the disclosure and use of information, including in the event of an incident. Government will respond to this consultation in due course.

The ‘Code of Practice: automated vehicle trialling’ (CoP) is available for trialling organisations and other stakeholders to provide guidance on safety-driver led trials of automated vehicles in the UK. This includes a recommendation that plans are in place to readily share data with police and relevant organisations in the event an incident and to report on the performance of the trial vehicle.