2019 Autonomous Vehicles Readyness Index vurderer både utvikling og tilrettelegging for teknologi som brukes i selve kjøretøyene, men også omkringliggende teknologi og regulatoriske forhold, som datanettverk og samferdselsinfrastruktur. Rapporten ser naturligvis på rammevilkårene for å utvikle og ta i bruk førerløse biler, men også på lastebiler og busser.
Hvert land på listen er omtalt i en "nasjonal profil" som vurderer ulike styrker og svakheter i den nasjonale politikken som skal fremme autonome kjøretøyer. Norge har en høy plassering og får mye positiv omtale. I rapporten skrives det at:
"On 1 January 2018, Norway legalized AV testing on public roads, and operators have started small-scale autonomous bus services as a result. In May, a Stavanger transport provider gained the right to run driverless minibuses, and from June to December 2018 it ran a free service in Forus. However, initial regulations meant there was always an employee on-board who could apply a brake, only six passengers were allowed and the maximum speed was 7.5mph (12kph).
Ruter, the mass transit provider for Oslo, announced in October 2018 it is starting similar tests with a Danish company, with the aim of having 50 such minibuses in use by 2021.37 Elsewhere, the national road administration has been testing automated truck platooning in the north of Norway, and pilots of autonomous taxis are set to start in 2019. Norway has a specialist supplier in this area, Applied Autonomy.38 Such work is reflected in Norway’s strong performances in both the technology and innovation pillar, where it is second, and consumer acceptance, where it is third."
Rapporten trekker også frem en annen viktig forutsetningen for at Norge har gode muligheter på dette områder fremover: Norge har verdens klart høyeste andelen elektriske biler, en viktig del av overgangen til et smartere, sikrere og grønnere transportmarked:
"Norway has by far the highest market penetration of EVs in the index, contributing to its second place in the technology and innovation pillar. Ketil Marcussen, Partner, Infrastructure Sector, KPMG Norway, says this is due to generous tax breaks, exemptions from road tolls and parking charges, access to bus lanes, free charging stations and the country’s cheap home electricity."
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