Sohjoa Baltic : Legal Implementation Roadmap for Denmark

Abstract

The Interreg Baltic Sea Programme EU-funded Project “Sohjoa Baltic” researches, promotes and pilots automated driverless electric minibuses as part of the public transport chain espe-cially for first/last mile connectivity. In this roadmap, Vejle Municipality gives an overview of the legal challenges that arise in Denmark when implementing automated buses in public transportation.

Each section summarizes the current legal situation in Denmark. 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).

There is a legal inventory in the annex showing all of the relevant regulations in Denmark.