When will we see driverless cars on UK roads? Lords to investigate
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee will continue its inquiry investigating driverless vehicles on Tuesday 8 November. The Committee will hear evidence from European Officials and industry experts.
This session provides an opportunity for the Committee to hear from representatives from three driverless car trials in Greenwich, Bristol and Milton Keynes. The Committee will be able to explore the progress being made by the trials and the issues they have highlighted relating to the deployment and regulation of driverless cars as well as social and behavioural issues.
The Committee will also examine the extent to which the UK will have to align itself with future international regulation for self-driving vehicles in areas such as cyber-security and data handling and will assess what progress has been made in European and global regulation of autonomous vehicles.
At 10:40am the Committee will hear from:
- Ms Claire Depré, Head of Sustainable & Intelligent Transport Unit, DG Transport and Mobility
- Dr Hermann Meyer, CEO, ERTICO –EUROPE
- Mike Hawes, Chief Executive, Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders
The Committee are likely to ask:
- What can European organisations deliver that individual Member States or organisations cannot deliver on their own?
- What ways is it possible to avoid a situation where European countries have their own individual approach to cybersecurity and privacy requirements for highly autonomous vehicles?
- To what extent can the UK devise its own regulations and standards?
At 11:40am the Committee will hear from:
- Professor Nick Reed, Greenwich Automated Transport Environment
- John McCarthy, Bristol Driverless Cars Project
- Brian Matthews, Head of Transport Innovation, Milton Keynes Council
The Committee are likely to ask:
- Are you demonstrating a scientific or engineering process or testing elements of a system to be deployed?
- Has there been modelling or simulation of deployment on a network of a mixed fleet of non-highly and fully-automated vehicles?
- Can these new types of vehicle operate safely, efficiently and effectively on current infrastructure or will there have to be significant new infrastructure investment?
The evidence session will take place in Committee room 4A on Tuesday 8 November in the House of Lords at 10:30am.
