Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the integration of voice-activated AI systems in consumer vehicles; and what steps they are taking to ensure that regulatory frameworks relating to safety, data protection and consumer protection are effective.

The Department has not made a specific assessment of integration of voice-activated Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems in consumer vehicles. Applicable legislation concerning safety, data protection and consumer protection still applies irrespective of the use of AI. The Department recently bolstered this by mandating internationally recognised requirements for vehicle cyber security that it helped develop. It also continues to work internationally to understand the risks from AI in automotive applications and how they could be managed or mitigated.