EU rules 2022/1426 already cover fully driverless approval, but Ireland still lacks deployment rules for Cybercab
Graham_dePenros · x · 2026-09-03
The author maps the regulatory landscape Tesla's Cybercab would face in Europe: the EU already has a law directly applicable to fully driverless vehicles — Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1426 — which sets uniform procedures and technical specs for approving the Automated Driving System, covering safety management, system failures, collision avoidance, road-user interaction, and minimal-risk maneuvers.
But approval alone doesn't settle commercial operation: Ireland would still need rules on deployment zones, taxi licensing, insurance, liability, enforcement, remote supervision, accident investigation, and integration with existing road-traffic law. A concrete legal rebuttal to the claim that "Europe is about to regulate."
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