- How does Transport for London (TfL) plan to work with the
Government on considering licensing applications for autonomous
passenger vehicle services in the capital?
- How might they work in practice and how could they impact
jobs, licensing, regulation, road danger, congestion,
accessibility, passenger safety, cyber security and Londoners'
transport choices?
TfL remains the licensing authority for taxi and private-hire
services. However, for autonomous passenger services, TfL's
current status is that of a consenting authority, as opposed to a
licensing authority. The Drivers and Vehicle Standards Agency
(DVSA), on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport, is the
licensing authority and has the power to grant, withdraw, suspend
and vary licences.[1] In a letter to the London
Assembly Transport Committee on 23 June, the Department for
Transport said that local traffic authorities, including TfL and
the appropriate London boroughs, are given a role to consider
local impacts and suitability. [2]
Tomorrow, the London Assembly Transport
Committee will explore TfL's engagement with prospective
operators of autonomous passenger services in London, and any
work TfL has done to assess how they might help TfL achieve the
Mayor's Transport Strategy targets.
The guests are:
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Christina Calderato, Director of Strategy, TfL
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Danny Price, Director of Sponsored Services
and Regulatory Compliance, TfL
The meeting will take place on Tuesday 14 July
at 10am in the Chamber at City Hall,
Kamal Chunchie Way, E16 1ZE.
Notes for editors:
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The Automated Vehicles
(Permits for Automated Passenger Services) Regulations
2026, SI2026/439
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Department for
Transport, Letter to the Committee: Automated passenger
services permitting in London, 23 June 2026
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