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Self-driving vehicle pilots brought forward to Spring 2026

Firms will be able to pilot small scale ‘taxi-like and bus-like’ services without a safety driver 10/06

Mark Moran
10 June 2025
Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
 

Self-driving vehicle pilots are set to start in England from spring 2026, the Department for Transport has announced.

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander has confirmed that the government will fast-track commercial pilots of autonomous vehicles on England’s roads to Spring 2026.

Firms will be able to pilot small scale ‘taxi-like and bus-like’ services without a safety driver for the first time. The vehicles could be made available to members of the public to book via an app.

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