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Automated Driving Regulation

https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokumente/BgblAuth/BGBLA_2016_II_402/BGBLA_2016_II_402.pdfsig
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Added on:   09 Jul 2025
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Updated on:   09 Jul 2025
This Regulation allows for testing of automated vehicles and associated technologies on public roads, but only for a specific set of use cases (lane-changing assistants, self-driving minibuses, and self-driving military vehicles).

Name in original language

Automatisiertes Fahren Verordnung

Initiative overview

Objective:To regulate the conditions under which automated vehicles can be used.

Name of responsible organisation (in English)

Federal Ministry for Traffic, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT; Bundesministerium Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie)

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About the policy initiative

Austria
Austria

Organisation:

  • Federal Ministry for Traffic, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT; Bundesministerium Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie)

Category:

  • National – AI policy initiatives, regulations, guidelines, standards and programmes or projects

Initiative type:

  • Regulation (by government authority)

Participating organisations:

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Status:

  • Active

Start Year:

  • 2019

Binding:

  • Binding

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