Moved by
Lord Holmes of Richmond
26A: After Clause 11, insert the following new Clause—
“Statement of accessibility principles
(1) The Secretary of State must prepare a statement of the principles that they propose to apply in assessing, for the purposes of this Part, whether an automated vehicle meets the required level of accessibility.
(2) The principles must make provision for the accessibility of—
(a) physical features and structures of the automated vehicle,
(b) computer and software systems used in the automated vehicle, and
(c) where relevant, booking platforms and other interactive digital services and systems used prior to, during and after using an automated vehicle, including through underpinning such services and systems with mechanisms to allow human intervention if required.
(3) In preparing the statement under subsection (1), the Secretary of State must consult such persons they consider appropriate, in particular disabled people.
(4) The statement under subsection (1) should include consideration of the accessibility of infrastructure with which automated vehicles must interact, such as pavements, kerbs, drop off and parking points.”