Luxembourg sets sights on automated driving leadership

Luxembourg’s new strategy for automated driving has a clear objective: fostering innovation and positioning the country as a true living lab for the mobility of the future. Unveiled by the government on 23 October 2025, it positions Luxembourg as a European hub for automated mobility, building on national key strengths such as:

• An advanced digital ecosystem
• Agile governance
• A strong capacity for experimentation
• A culture of cross-sector cooperation

“This strategy is about making Luxembourg a trailblazer in automated driving,” commented Minister of the Economy, SMEs, Energy and Tourism Lex Delles, noting that it includes measures to support innovation and validate technologies “from closed sites to their deployment in real-world conditions”.

Five priority use cases in automated driving

The strategy identifies five priority use cases for commercial deployment, each addressing specific mobility needs:

• Motorway chauffeur – enabling safer, smoother driving on major roads 
• Robotaxis – providing on-demand, driverless transport services 
• Last-mile automated shuttles – integrated into public transport networks 
• Valet parking and restricted-access sites – automating manoeuvres in controlled environments
• Automated logistics – tackling freight transport challenges

The Ministry of Mobility and Public Works intends to present a bill in the coming months enabling the implementation of the use cases. If approved, the objective is to reach the commercial stage by 2027.

Paving the way for the smart mobility of the future

This initiative underscores the government’s commitment to responsibly integrating automated driving into Luxembourg’s multimodal transport system. “The goal is to integrate this technology into transportation to pave the way for smart mobility that makes our roads safer, creates new jobs and is resolutely future-oriented,” said Minister of Mobility and Public Works Yuriko Backes.

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