Denmark: Legislation on autonomous robots

 

Denmark has published Legislation on the Autonomous Robots (Bekendtgørelse om forsøg med og test af selvkørende enheder).

The legal draft will make it possible to use and test autonomous robots.

Municipalities will be able to designate areas as test zones where tests of the robots can be carried out.

This will continue to be a trial scheme, where a permit from the Danish Road Traffic Authority is required before an autonomous robot can be tested in a designated test zone.

It will be a specific road safety assessment whether a permit can be granted, based on a specific assessment of the autonomous robot and any planned safety measures.

With the legal draft, there will no longer be any restrictions on weight and dimensions for the autonomous robot. The weight and dimensions of the autonomous robot will instead be weighed on a case-by-case basis depending on the specific application.

The legal draft clarifies that an autonomous robots must comply with applicable legislation during the entire trial or test period, including the rules in the Machinery Directive.

The proposed date of adoption is 20 June 2025, the proposed date of entry into force 1 July 2025.

To find out more about product compliance for autonomous robots, please do not hesitate to contact the Product Compliance Institute.