According to new laws, Switzerland has become the last country to allow the use of an autopilot in cars, which enables the driver to transfer control of the vehicle in case of emergencies. At the moment, there is not a single car with an autopilot in Switzerland, and no company has yet submitted an application to license their cars with this technology.
Among the car manufacturing companies preparing to release cars with assistance systems in case of emergencies, such as Tesla, Mercedes, and BMW, there have been no applications for licensing in Switzerland. Europe, while considered the home of self-driving technology developers, still lags behind China and the USA in allowing daily use of such cars on the roads.
With the new law, it has become possible to operate cars with autopilots on licensed roads in Switzerland, and it is also permitted to use systems of automated parking without a driver in multi-story parking lots or stands. This law was adopted in Switzerland shortly after the announcement by Stellantis, which owns such car manufacturers as Opel, Fiat, and Peugeot, regarding the development of an autopilot capable of controlling a vehicle at speeds up to 60 kilometers per hour in urban areas.
