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The Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission (the Commissions) have published a summary of responses to the second round of their joint consultation on legislating for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) in the UK.
The consultation is part of the Commissions' wider three year review to prepare legislation for CAVs on Britain's roads. The summary of responses (published on 20 May 2020) relates to the Commission's Consultation Paper 2, which focused on how CAVs might be used to supply passenger transport services to the public, specifically through the use of 'Highly Automated Road Passenger Services' (HARPS). The Commissions broadly define HARPS as CAVs which require no human input whatsoever whilst in operation (i.e. SAE Level 4 or 5 vehicles).
Key points from the consultation responses included the following:
HARPS operator licensing scheme
Legal responsibility for vehicles
Demands on road infrastructure and integration with public transport
The Commission notes that it intends to publish a third consultation paper later in 2020, and aims to publish detailed legislative proposals in 2021.
In our view, it is positive to see the Commission pushing ahead with its review during the current climate and, in particular, tackling the finer questions and granular details that are essential to formulating cohesive CAV legislation.
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