“Milestone, but not an end point”
With the Road Traffic Remote Control Ordinance (StVFernlV), which came into force on December 1, 2025, Germany has for the first time created a legal framework for the operation of motor vehicles with remote-controlled driving functions. A detailed statement by the IKEM welcomes the introduction of the ordinance as an important step towards fully automated […]
Statement on the Remote Road Traffic Regulation
Sarah Marenbach
Sarah Marenbach is a Research Associate in the Mobility Department at IKEM. She studied law at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn and the Uniwersytet Wrocławski. After completing her studies, she initially worked as a research associate in a law firm specializing in environmental and energy law in Cologne. She then completed her legal clerkship at the […]
Autonomous shuttles for the capital
Today, the project partners officially launched the NoWeL4 project in the presence of Federal Minister of Transport Patrick Schnieder. The pilot project is intended to prepare for the subsequent ramp-up of Germany’s largest fleet of autonomous vehicles as part of the public transport system. In NoWeL4, five vehicles will travel with passengers in a test […]
Fahrzeuge müssen die StVO strikt umsetzen
Straßenverkehrsrechtliche Voraussetzungen für den Einsatz autonomer mobiler Roboter
Impact Analysis of Autonomous Trams in Depot
Self moving Vehicles: From Technical to Legal Revolution
AStriD – Autonome Straßenbahn im Depot: Schlussbericht
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