Must a vehicle have a driver?
The driver requirement, vehicle control and ADS operation: connections between Articles 8, 13 and 34 bis of the Vienna Convention.
ROAT Observatory / Topics and terms
ROAT Observatory / Legal analysis
Legal questions
Articles on specific legal questions in automated transport, bringing together relevant provisions, the author’s interpretation and illustrative cases.
The vehicle is approved. Can it go on the road?
What approval of an automated vehicle establishes, and what must be assessed for a particular operation.
Automated vehicles: Slovak Act No. 248/2026 Coll.
Promulgated Act No. 248/2026 Coll. extends Slovakia’s legal framework for testing and operating automated vehicles. It takes effect on 1 December 2026. Operating conditions, drivers and oversight operators, operator duties and data.
What is recorded in a crash?
EDR and DSSAD answer different questions: how the vehicle behaved and which events occurred between ALKS and the driver.
How do traffic rules become requirements for ADS?
From a local traffic rule to system behaviour and evidence of compliance. Regulation (EU) 2022/1426, UN R185 and GTR26 through an appropriate-speed example.
The illustrations were created using ChatGPT (OpenAI), based on the author’s instructions and feedback.