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Conditions for testing and operating automated vehicles, competent authorities and sources.
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Scope: Testing route + specific delivery vehicles
The reference to § 49 has been updated following the amendment effective from 1 September 2026. The finding that a general route is absent is limited to the provisions checked and the status of parliamentary bill 1329. The guide does not cover the entire implementing legislation, all road traffic rules or individual permits.
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The Ministry of Transport, as type-approval authority, grants permission under § 49. For unapproved automated vehicles, the manufacturer or its representative applies; since 1 September 2026 this falls under paragraph 1(c).
§ 49 authorises testing. § 52 provides a specific route for automated delivery vehicles. No general licence for ordinary driverless services was identified in the provisions checked.
Parliamentary bill 1329 remains a proposal. This finding alone does not determine the permissibility of every particular project.
The applicant ensures the technical, staffing and organisational prerequisites. The permit holder is responsible for fulfilling operational duties and testing conditions.
§ 49 envisages a driver to whom the permit holder provides the permit. The precise supervision arrangements for a particular driverless test require consideration of road traffic rules and permit conditions.
The role of remote supervision is not fully verified in this overview.
Testing safety is demonstrated through information about off-road testing or trials abroad.
The holder ensures liability insurance where required by separate legislation.
The full allocation of compensation and liability for offences requires a separate review.
A testing permit lasts no more than one year; it may restrict area, route and time and require data collection. Parliamentary bill 1329 remains before a committee.
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Version applicable 1–30 September 2026; review of § 49, § 52 and designation of the authority in § 135(2). The Act also has a further version from 1 October 2026.
Open official source ↗Legislative status checked on 7 September 2026: committee stage; committee deadlines of 11 and 14 September 2026.
Open official source ↗Related ROAT records: ROAT-2026-0156 · ROAT-2026-0159 · ROAT-2026-0306
ROAT. Slovakia — country profile. ROAT Observatory. Working research overview; targeted source review on 7 September 2026. https://roat.sk/en/jurisdictions/slovakia/.
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Slovakia combines a technically mature EU/UNECE type-approval baseline with a road-operation layer that still relies mainly on the § 49 test-operation permit under Act No. 106/2018 Coll. There is no general legal route from EU type approval to ordinary commercial driverless operation in force. Parliamentary print 1329 would introduce a licensed operator, an approved operation, a control centre and a supervision operator — a genuine second gate — but it is draft law and is coded only as a prospective regime.
Act 131/2026 Coll. effective 1 September 2026 (trial-focused amendment of § 49); parliamentary print 1329 passed first reading, committee stage September 2026.
In Module 01 · snapshot 2026-08-25 review snapshot
| Regime | Technical approval | Road access / operation | Actor allocation | Liability / risk | Behavioural rules | Infrastructure | International / cross-border | Range · asynchrony | Configuration family |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current law · snapshot 2026-08-25 | |||||||||
| Slovakia§ 49 test-operation permit; narrower ADV operational regime | N3 | N1 | N1 | N1 | N1 | N1 | N2 | 2 · Significant | Testing-permit / technical-leading configuration |
Slovakia Testing-permit / technical-leading configuration | |||||||||
| Sensitivity · prospective law (not current-law scores) | |||||||||
| Slovakia from 1 Sept 2026 – Act 131/2026 onlyThe amendment broadens/adjusts § 49 trial mechanics but does not itself create a general deployment/operator regime. | N3 | N1 | N1 | N1 | N1 | N1 | N2 | UNCHANGED PATHWAY | The amendment broadens/adjusts § 49 trial mechanics but does not itself create a general deployment/operator regime. |
Slovakia from 1 Sept 2026 – Act 131/2026 only prospective | |||||||||
| Slovakia if print 1329 enacted substantially as proposedWould move Slovakia from test-permit accommodation toward dedicated institutionalisation, while infrastructure and cross-border operational recognition would remain less mature. | N3 | N3 | N3 | N2 | N3 | N1 | N2 | PATHWAY SHIFT | Would move Slovakia from test-permit accommodation toward dedicated institutionalisation, while infrastructure and cross-border operational recognition would remain less mature. |
Slovakia if print 1329 enacted substantially as proposed prospective | |||||||||
In Module 02 · snapshot 2026-09-07 review snapshot
| Regime | Deployment gate | Remote human role | Dominant deployment model | Legal status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current law · snapshot 2026-09-07 | |||||
| Slovakia – current law (31 Aug 2026) | Predominantly § 49 test-operation permit; the only non-test deployment gate is the operational permit for automated delivery vehicles under § 52 of Act 106/2018; no general dedicated commercial FAV deployment gate | No general commercial FAV technical-supervision/control-centre role in force; supervising driver (dohliadajúci vodič) with remote takeover for automated delivery vehicles (Act 8/2009 § 2(2)(w), § 5(6)) | Testing-permit / technical-leading model | In force | Medium–High |
Slovakia – current law (31 Aug 2026) | |||||
| Sensitivity · prospective law (not current-law scores) | |||||
| Slovakia – CPT 1329 prospective model | Operator licence + specific operation approval would create a genuine second gate | Supervision operator + control centre; current draft boundary with remote driving needs correction | Licensed-operator + control-centre deployment model | Draft / parliamentary print 1329 | High for text; prospective only |
Slovakia – CPT 1329 prospective model prospective | |||||
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