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Safe use rules for automated vehicles (AV)
Proposes amending The Highway Code to create rules on the safe use of automated vehicles on Great Britain's motorways.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · gov.uk
Detail
Proposes amendments to The Highway Code to introduce a new section regarding rules for the safe use of automated vehicles on motorways.
This consultation was an outcome requirement of the August 2020 call for evidence on ensuring safe use of Automated Lane Keeping Systems.
Documents
Rules on safe use of automated vehicles on GB roadsRules on the safe use of automated vehicles: summary of responses and government responseLetter to Parliament about a new section to The Highway Code on self-driving vehicles, 25 April 2022Explanatory memorandum to The Highway Code amendment [self-driving vehicles] 2022 [2022] No. [XXXX]