Autonomous Vehicles Regulations: Challenges and Opportunities

Abstract

Regulating autonomous vehicles is a crucial aspect of integrating this emerging technology safely and effectively into our transportation systems. The regulatory framework varies across countries and regions, but some common principles and considerations for autonomous vehicle regulation include Safety Standards, Licensing and Certification, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Liability and Insurance, Infrastructure Requirements, Interoperability, Public Education and Awareness, Testing and Deployment, Regulatory Flexibility, International Collaboration. In this paper, we explore industrial countries' current and future state of autonomous vehicles and their regulation. In particular, we examine the Laws of tort, insurance law, transportation law, and data privacy in each country. The number of autonomous vehicles on the road network is a key factor and impetus for the development of such regulations. Since the transition to driverless vehicles may take a few decades to complete, roads become a hybrid network populated with human-driven and autonomous cars.