A Look Inside the World’s First Law Regulating Autonomous Driving (Bonus)
- Jörn Menninger
- Oct 26, 2021
- 4 min read
Updated: May 9
Germany's new law on autonomous driving allows for semi-autonomous vehicles with remote control, paving the way for future fleet operations.
What Is This About?
Germany passed the world's first law regulating autonomous driving, allowing semi-autonomous vehicles with remote control capabilities. This bonus episode analyzes the groundbreaking legislation, its implications for the automotive industry, and how it paves the way for future autonomous mobility innovations.
Introduction
Germany passed the world's first law regulating autonomous driving, allowing semi-autonomous vehicles with remote emergency control. This bonus episode analyzes the pioneering legislation, its implications for automotive startups and the broader mobility industry, and what it means for the future of self-driving technology development in Europe.
Germany's world-first autonomous driving law allows semi-autonomous vehicles with remote emergency control, setting the regulatory framework for mobility startups developing self-driving technology.
This founder interview is part of our ongoing coverage of Scaleup Founder Interviews from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
Germany's new law on autonomous driving allows for semi-autonomous vehicles with remote control, paving the way for future fleet operations. Startuprad.io brings you independent coverage of the key developments shaping the startup and venture capital landscape across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
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A Look Inside the World’s First Law Regulating Autonomous Driving (Bonus)
The law should be the first one to govern autonomous driving globally.Jan-Philipp “JP” Günther-Burmeister, Lawyer
The Expert
This is another episode in our subject matter expert interviews. This time we are joined by Jan-Philipp “JP” Günther-Burmeister (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-philipp-g%C3%BCnther-burmeister-4b3421106/), a Lawyer practicing for more than 5 years in Germany.
The New Law
The Federal Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure published a press release: Germany will be the world leader in autonomous driving https://www.bmvi.de/SharedDocs/EN/Articles/DG/act-on-autonomous-driving.html
Together with JP, we are talking about the newest update/amendment / Novellierung of an already existing traffic law. As we will see in the interview, not all aspects are covered yet and complete autonomous driving is not yet permitted, BUT the law allows for semi-autonomous driving with a remote controlling human taking over control if needed.
Lawyers are not sure yet about how many vehicles such a remote operator could control, but more than one is certain. This may open up opportunities for fleets for remote-controlled trucks, buses, cabs, and delivery vans steered by a handful of people with a normal workday, working in shifts from a control center, or even from home.
The Video Interview is set to go live on Tuesday, October 26th, at 16.00 CET
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Further Readings / Additional Resources
SAE Level 4 — https://www.sae.org/news/2019/01/sae-updates-j3016-automated-driving-graphic
Here is the law: in German https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvg/ and here are some officially translated parts in English: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_stvg/index.html
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Germany's new law on autonomous driving allows for semi-autonomous vehicles with remote control, paving the way for future fleet operations.
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