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# France: Regulatory Framework for Automated Road Transport Systems (Level 4 Authorized)

Canonical ID: `99c0a865-4ed4-4215-92cc-77d1220692bf`

- **Jurisdiction:** [France](/locations/france.md) (id: `6445435c-a698-41e6-83be-1d944b475451`)
- **Kind:** `permit`
- **Status (derived):** in_effect
- **Effective:** 2021-09-01

France adopted a regulatory framework authorizing automated vehicles up to Level 4 (no driver onboard) for passenger transport, regulated by STRMTG. Requires safety case approval, defined operational design domain, and compliance with French road traffic law. France mandates black-box data recorders for all self-driving cars.

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.strmtg.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/en/the-french-regulatory-framework-for-automated-road-a167.html · 2021-09-01

## Status history

- **in_effect** · 2021-09-01 · agent-recon
    - Initial ingestion

## Common questions

### What does France: Regulatory Framework for Automated Road Transport Systems (Level 4 Authorized) cover?

France adopted a regulatory framework authorizing automated vehicles up to Level 4 (no driver onboard) for passenger transport, regulated by STRMTG. Requires safety case approval, defined operational design domain, and compliance with French road traffic law. France mandates black-box data recorders for all self-driving cars.

### Where does France: Regulatory Framework for Automated Road Transport Systems (Level 4 Authorized) apply?

France: Regulatory Framework for Automated Road Transport Systems (Level 4 Authorized) is recorded as a permitting requirement applying in France on the DEPLOY registry.

### When did France: Regulatory Framework for Automated Road Transport Systems (Level 4 Authorized) take effect?

France: Regulatory Framework for Automated Road Transport Systems (Level 4 Authorized) is recorded as effective September 1, 2021 on the DEPLOY registry.

### Is France: Regulatory Framework for Automated Road Transport Systems (Level 4 Authorized) still in effect?

France: Regulatory Framework for Automated Road Transport Systems (Level 4 Authorized) is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction.

### What types of robots does France: Regulatory Framework for Automated Road Transport Systems (Level 4 Authorized) apply to?

France: Regulatory Framework for Automated Road Transport Systems (Level 4 Authorized) is recorded as applying to autonomous vehicles on the DEPLOY registry.

### Which robot models on the DEPLOY registry fall under France: Regulatory Framework for Automated Road Transport Systems (Level 4 Authorized)?

8 robot models on the DEPLOY registry match the form-factor scope of France: Regulatory Framework for Automated Road Transport Systems (Level 4 Authorized): Apollo RT6, Argo AI Self-Driving System, Aurora, Aurora Driver and 4 others. Form-factor scope match does not by itself establish compliance status; review the underlying primary sources for each operator.


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