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UK Automated Vehicles Act 2024

The UK's legal framework for self-driving cars shifts liability from drivers to authorised self-driving entities and sets a statutory safety threshold, with pilots from 2026 and full operation targeted for 2027.

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  • Self-driving vehicles must be authorised against a safety standard at least as high as careful and competent human drivers - Authorised self-driving entities bear legal responsibility when the vehicle is driving itself; users are not liable for how it drives - Continuous in-use monitoring, incident reporting and marketing restrictions on the term "self-driving"

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