Need for further development of the legal framework for autonomous driving
Fully automated and autonomous driving promise mobility that does not require human drivers. The technology offers opportunities—such as for improving and expanding public transportation services—while simultaneously changing the requirements of traffic law. In the ABSOLUT II project, IKEM examined the legal framework for autonomous driving in public transit and, in three substudies, identified current challenges […]
BRAVE10k
Research Project on the Widespread Introduction of Autonomous Vehicles Launched
What will it take for autonomous vehicles to be widely deployed in public transportation within just a few years? The BRAVE10k research and implementation project aims to answer this question. The project kicked off this week with a kickoff meeting at the lead partner, INIT, in Karlsruhe. Goal: Integrate 10,000 vehicles by 2030 The development […]
PREVENT
Mobility in rural areas: A comparative analysis of approaches in Europe
Remote control in road traffic – potential and weaknesses of the Road Traffic Remote Control Regulation
“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
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 […]
LMEU
