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Identity

As written in the research. Data as of 28 October 2026 (edition 2.1).

official nameDepartment for Transport

short labelDfT

govuk categoryMinisterial department

govuk urlgov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-t

headquartersGreat Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 4DR, United Kingdom, postcode SW1P 4DR, lat 51.494637, lng -0.129303 (sources: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport ; https://api.postcodes.io/postcodes/SW1P4DR)

parent (as of 2026-10-28)HM Government (ministerial department)

previous parent / parent changednone

blurbThe department for roads, rail, aviation and shipping; it runs the Automated Vehicles Act 2024 programme, has a Transport AI action plan and nine systems on the algorithmic transparency register across DVLA, DVSA, the coastguard, National Highways and Network Rail.

website still shows old brandingno. Note: the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles page says OZEV is part of both DfT and DESNZ; the "Trialling automated vehicle technologies in public" page still lists DSIT and BEIS among its publishers.

Gaps the research left open

8Shown as gaps, never filled in by guesswork. Supplement 1 (the second pass) closed some; they are listed below.

Whether self-driving passenger pilots actually started in spring 2026, and which companies hold APS permits, was not confirmed on any page opened. The VCA page (22 May 2026) describes the assessment process; the GOV.UK press-release search for "self-driving pilots" returned an error. Press items from automotiveworld.com and SMMT appeared in search but are not serious sources under the rules and were not used.
The Transport AI action plan PDF (24 pages) was not opened, so its individual commitments and any money are not recorded.
No "Transport AI Hub" or similar unit was found; the department's AI function is described only as the "AI and Data Science team".
The MCA Business Plan 2026 to 2027 page (16 October 2026) returned a client error.
The CAA's GOV.UK page names no officials; Tim Johnson's current role is not verified beyond November 2024.
Drones/UAS: only the CAA page's reference to AI trials for drone approvals under the RIO AI Capability Fund was found; no DfT drone AI publication was opened.
Great British Railways and Network Rail AI: only the Network Rail chatbot ATRS record was found.
Lilian Greenwood's DfT role at the time of the June 2025 statement is not stated on the page.

Closed by Supplement 1 (2)

"The Automated Vehicles Act 2024 Royal Assent date was not shown on any page opened (legislation.gov.uk was not fetched)." — GOV-DFT-008 amended: Royal Assent 20 May 2024, 2024 c. 10.
"DfT agencies' coordinates (Swansea, Nottingham, Southampton) were not fetched" — S1b GOV-DFT-018, 022, 024

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