Strategic document

Germany wants to put self-driving cars on the road

Een zelfrijdende auto.

Over the next few years, autonomous driving should become possible throughout Germany. This is included in a strategic document by the German government.
By 2028, Germany should have the largest contiguous area for self-driving vehicles in the world. San Francisco and Beijing are already driving autonomous vehicles on the roads today. In terms of the legal framework, Germany is considered a global pioneer on self-driving cars, with laws already passed in 2017, 2021 and 2022. But although thousands of self-driving taxis are already on the road in US cities, such as San Francisco and Phoenix, and in China in the meantime, it was limited to a few pilot projects in Germany.

German transport minister Volker Wissing said on Wednesday that autonomous driving should be possible everywhere in the country in the future. “We are working on that and we are focusing primarily on local public transport and freight transport.”

By encouraging autonomous driving, Germany also wants to give new impetus to its car manufacturers. “We want the German automotive industry to build on its previous successes and be able to maintain its global market leadership through innovation,” it sounds.

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This article was automatically translated from the Dutch language original to English.

Author: Matthieu Van Steenkiste

Source: MobilityEnergy.com

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