UK Department for Transport

The Department for Transport is the UK government department responsible for national transport policy, infrastructure strategy, safety and regulation across major transport modes. Its responsibilities include roads, railways, buses, aviation and maritime transport, as well as policies supporting lower-carbon transportation and emerging mobility technologies. The department has a central role in implementing the UK's regulatory regime for automated vehicles, including the Automated Vehicles Act 2024 and supporting legislation and pilot programs. It also works with local authorities and transport agencies on infrastructure investment, road safety and transport decarbonization. The department's stated priorities include reducing transport's environmental impacts and encouraging technologies such as low-carbon vehicles.