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United Kingdom: Physical AI Governance Atlas
United Kingdom carries 3 records on the Physical AI Governance Atlas as of September 2026: 2 verified at a primary source, 0 reported, 0 announced with no document yet, 1 searched and absent, and 0 open questions. By kind: binding law 2, guidance 1.
Binding law
2 records
Britain's one physical AI statute is about vehicles, and it makes an entity, not a driver, answer for the machine
United Kingdom · verified 15 September 2026
Section 1(5): a vehicle travels autonomously if it is controlled not by an individual but by equipment of the vehicle, and neither the vehicle nor its surroundings are being monitored by an individual with a view to immediate intervention.
Britain has no Act with robot in its title, and the search that proves it is one line long
United Kingdom · verified 15 September 2026
legislation.gov.uk answers the title search for robot with: your title search for robot in the English language of legislation has returned no results.
Guidance
1 record
The British statute came from a law reform project, and that report is the closest thing to a rationale a regulator will read
United Kingdom · verified 15 September 2026
The review was commissioned by the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles and began in 2018.
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What people ask about United Kingdom
What binds a robot maker or deployer in United Kingdom?
Britain's one physical AI statute is about vehicles, and it makes an entity, not a driver, answer for the machine (verified); Britain has no Act with robot in its title, and the search that proves it is one line long (absent). Each record page quotes the document and says what it changes for a robot maker or a deployer.
What do regulators and agencies advise in United Kingdom?
The British statute came from a law reform project, and that report is the closest thing to a rationale a regulator will read (verified). Each record page quotes the document and says what it changes for a robot maker or a deployer.
What has nobody settled in United Kingdom?
No open question for United Kingdom is on the ledger yet.
What does United Kingdom not have?
Britain has no Act with robot in its title, and the search that proves it is one line long. Each absent record says where the ledger looked and when, so the search can be repeated.
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