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LNB NEWS: Law Commission publishes advice on how to regulate remote driving

The Law Commission has published advice to the government on how to regulate remote driving on UK roads. 

Lexis®Library update: The advice is the combination of a review commissioned by the Department for Transport and the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles.

The advice to the government includes:

• short term measures to address gaps in the law

• safety measures

• a regulatory system to govern remote driving over the long term

• licences for remote driving operations

• safety concerns to justify a ban on remote driving from overseas

• criminal and civil liability for remote drivers

Source: Remote driving review: robust regulation needed before technology is on UK roads

This content was first published by LNB News / Lexis®Library, a LexisNexis® company, on 20 February 2023 and is published with permission. Further information can be found at: www.lexisnexis.co.uk.

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