The government has decided to send out a proposal on self-driving vehicles for consultation, according to a press release. “Automated driving has great potential to solve several problems in our transportation system.
Self-driving vehicles can make transport more efficient and safer,” says Infrastructure and Housing Minister Andreas Carlson. Carlsson adds that the government wants to create rules that create a good introduction for driverless vehicles to the market. During the summer of 2022, the EU adopted rules for automated vehicles, which made it permissible to put them on the market As a result, the Swedish government has now sent out its own proposal to stakeholders.
Among other things, the regulation identifies specific areas and routes on which driverless vehicles may operate.