Vienna Convention on Road Traffic – 2021 amendment to Article 1 and new Article 34 bis

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Last source check: 2026-07-14
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Organisation: United Nations
Jurisdiction: International
Publication date: 2021-01-14
Legal status: In force
Effective from: 2022-07-14
Summary: United Nations depositary notification for the 2021 amendment to the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, adding definitions relevant to automated driving systems and a new Article 34 bis. The amendment adapts the Convention’s road-traffic framework to automated driving while preserving the Convention as the governing international legal instrument.
Význam: The amendment is a core international-law bridge between automated-driving technology and road-traffic rules, clarifying how automated driving can operate within the Vienna Convention framework.
Citation: United Nations, C.N.5.2021.Reissued.15012021.TREATIES-XI.B.19, Amendment to Article 1 and new Article 34 bis of the Convention on Road Traffic, 14 January 2021.
Recorded review date: 2026-07-14
Official source: https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/CN/2021/CN.5.2021.Reissued.15012021-Eng.pdf

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