The Self-Driving Vehicles APPG has not re-established following the end of its reporting year. It is not currently a registered APPG, pending officer elections.
The discussion covered:
🔹Next steps for the AV Act 2024 📜
🔹Accessibility in AVs ♿
🔹E-scooter regulation 🚲
It was great to welcome industry and MPs from across parties to discuss the UK’s transport future! 🚀
#FutureofTransport#SelfDriving#MobilityInnovation
🚘⚡ The future of mobility is here!
In February, the SDV APPG was delighted to co-host a Future of Transport event with the APPGs for Electric Vehicles, Transport Safety, and Cycling & Walking.
We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Baroness Randerson, who was an officer of the APPG.
Baroness Randerson was a committed and hardworking member of the House of Lords.
Our hearts are full of grief and sadness today at the passing of our own Jenny Randerson.
Jenny was a great friend and colleague to us all, and worked so hard for the Lib Dem group in the Lords, as she'd done for the Party the whole of her life.
She was one of the very best.
Among a number of other roles during her long career of public service, she served as Lib Dem transport spokesperson during the AV Act’s passage through Parliament last year.
We are grateful for her support for the industry and for her help getting this APPG established.
🚘We’re back! 🚘
👋Delighted to greet members new & old at our first meeting of this Parliament to kick off business and elect new officers
Our mission is to drive the UK AV industry forward faster, creating new jobs 🧑🏭 decarbonising our roads 🌿 & reducing traffic accidents🚦
Parliament has now been dissolved and so the Self-Driving Vehicles APPG no longer exists.
We will be reconstituting the APPG after the election period to continue our important work.
The #AV Bill is now the #AV Act!
The #AutomatedVehicle Act has today received Royal Assent, setting out a new framework for the development and introduction of #selfdriving vehicles.
#ITSUK has welcomed the news:
https://t.co/gsK2GWyl5b
@Mark_J_Harper @AnthonyBrowneMP
The Automated Vehicles Act is now law after receiving Royal Assent, meaning…
✅ Self-driving vehicles could be on British roads in just two years
✅ Improved road safety
✅ More economic growth
Find out more: https://t.co/5xOV4uqlr1
Today our Automated Vehicles Act has been signed into law 🇬🇧
This landmark legislation is a huge boost to our self-driving industry – and means we’re on track to safely roll out these vehicles as soon as 2026.
https://t.co/Y5JZL6FUxf
🚨 The Automated Vehicles (AV) Act has received Royal Assent 🚨
It creates a world-leading framework for the safe deployment of AVs in the UK, unlocking the potential of an industry expected to be worth up to £42b and creating 38,000 skilled jobs by 2035
https://t.co/GPiA9FI9pP
@transportgovuk@Mark_J_Harper We must ensure that the necessary secondary legislation is introduced as soon as possible to enable AV deployment in the UK as soon as possible.