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HL HL13799
Driverless Vehicles: Pilot Schemes
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21 January 2026
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11 February 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have carried out safety checks on (1) Lyft, and (2) Baidu, as part of the self-driving car pilot scheme; and if not, why permission was granted to those companies to take part in the pilot scheme.
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21 January 2026
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have carried out safety checks on (1) Lyft, and (2) Baidu, as part of the self-driving car pilot scheme; and if not, why permission was granted to those companies to take part in the pilot scheme.
Source: Lords
11 February 2026
Answer
The Automated Passenger Services (APS) permitting scheme has been accelerated to spring 2026. As the scheme has not yet been introduced, no permits have been issued. Operators and technology developers announcing their ambitions to operate pilot deploymen...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-21/HL13799
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1874070
- uk · wq-1874070 · source updated 11 February 2026