ZF is allowed to test a level 4 system for autonomous driving on public roads throughout Germany. The approval covers urban and regional local transport areas.
ZF receives Germany-wide Level 4 testing approval.
ZF/Rheinbahn
ZF Mobility Solutions has received approval from the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) to test a level 4 system for autonomous driving on public roads. This approval covers urban and regional public transport areas and, unlike before, does not only apply to predefined road sections or urban areas. "We can now test autonomous mobility systems in a wide range of environments, from urban centers to rural areas. In the future, we will no longer need a separate test permit for this. This saves our customers time and money. They can now implement projects in urban and regional public transport faster, more cost-effectively and more efficiently", says Alexander Makowski, Head of ZF Mobility Solutions.
The focus for the further development of autonomous mobility solutions is on local public transport. Highways, motorways and roads with a permissible maximum speed of more than 100 km/h are therefore excluded. The extended permit has already been used by ZF for a project in North Rhine-Westphalia: On behalf of Rheinbahn AG, the short-term use of an autonomous transport system (ATS) with a safety driver was tested on public roads in Düsseldorf. The permit for the level 4 test is valid until the end of 2026 and can then be extended until the end of 2028.
This is a partly automated translation of this German article.
