Guidance

Trialling automated vehicle technologies in public

How to organise safe trials for automated vehicle technologies on public roads and in public places.

• From: Department for Transport, Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles , Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 6 February 2019
• Last updated: 30 November 2023 — See all updates

Documents

Code of Practice: automated vehicle trialling

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Code of Practice: vehicle authorisations and exemptions for more complex CAV trials

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Details

As with the 2015 version this code of practice provides guidance on trialling automated vehicle technologies on public roads or in other public places in the UK. It makes recommendations on how to maintain safety and minimise potential risks.

The additions to this code of practice provide clearer guidance on:

• conducting trials safely and responsibly
• improving transparency of trials
• engaging with the public, authorities and other relevant bodies when planning trials

This document was originally published in PDF format. See the UK Government Web Archive.

Published 6 February 2019
Last updated 30 November 2023 + show all updates

1. 30 November 2023

   Code of Practices updated to reflect MOT requirements for trial vehicles. Additional information on GB type approval schemes, notifiable alterations, importing vehicles for trialling and the scope of STGO provisions added.

2. 28 January 2022

   Added Code of Practice: vehicle authorisations and exemptions for more complex CAV trials.

3. 6 February 2019

   First published.