Sohjoa Baltic : Legal Implementation Roadmap for Estonia

Abstract

The EU-funded Project “Sohjoa Baltic” researches, promotes and pilots automated driverless electric minibuses as part of the public transport chain especially for first/last mile connectivity. In this roadmap the Tallinn University of technology and the City of Tallinn give an overview of the legal challenges that arise in Estonia when implementing automated buses in public transportation. Each section summarizes the current legal situa-tion in Estonia.

The areas of law that are being examined are Car registration law (I), Passenger transportation law (II), Personal legal requirements for the driver (III), Data protection law (IV), Liability law (V) and Criminal law (VI).

In the annex a legal inventory of all relevant regulations in Estonia can be found.