United Kingdom: Automated Vehicles (Marketing Restrictions) Regulations 2026
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Department for Transport adopted Automated Vehicles (Marketing Restrictions) Regulations enter into force
On 7 January 2027, the Automated Vehicles (Marketing Restrictions) Regulations enter into force. The Regulations reserve eight terms for use only in relation to authorised or listed automated vehicles, namely automated, automated driving, autonomous…
Department for Transport adopted Automated Vehicles (Marketing Restrictions) Regulations
On 1 July 2026, the Department for Transport adopted the Automated Vehicles (Marketing Restrictions) Regulations 2026. The Regulations were laid before Parliament on 7 July 2026, alongside the government response to the consultation, and are subject…
Department for Transport and Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles closed consultation on draft Automated Vehicles (Marketing Restrictions) Regulations
On 1 September 2025, the Department for Transport and the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles closed the consultation on the draft Automated Vehicles (Marketing Restrictions) Regulations. The consultation sought views on the words, expressi…
Department for Transport and Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles opened consultation on draft Automated Vehicles (Marketing Restrictions) Regulations
On 10 June 2025, the Department for Transport and the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles opened a consultation on the draft Automated Vehicles (Marketing Restrictions) Regulations, until 1 September 2025. The consultation sought views on t…