UK Moves to Legalize Pavement Delivery Robots

UK ministers are expected to approve sidewalk delivery robots, formalizing what Starship Technologies and others have operated since 2021 without explicit legal permission. The move follows the Automated Vehicles Act (May 2024), which regulates road-based self-driving vehicles. Pavement robots face separate rules but the same core challenge: establishing safety and liability standards as autonomous devices integrate into public spaces.