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The Transport Department TD announced today August 14 that a pilot licence for autonomous vehicles AVs has been issued in accordance with section 41 of the Road Traffic Autonomous Vehicles Regulation Cap 374AA to approve routes for AV trial in Southern District
The applicant has been approved to conduct trials for 10 AVs in Cyberport In the first phase two autonomous private cars will operate in each road test at a specified time on specified road sections within the Cyberport campus including Information Crescent and Cyberport Road near The Arcade of Cyberport passing by Cyberport 1 Cyberport 2 and Cyberport 3
A spokesman for the TD said that the applicant commenced AV road tests in North Lantau from December 2024 and conducted smallscale passengercarrying trials on Airport Island from endApril 2025 The scale of road tests without passengers has also been expanded from a single route to more open roads with more complex traffic scenarios The project has largely been smooth to date and the performance of AVs has remained stable The TD also approved the applicant in midJune to conduct road tests in Tung Chung This additional pilot licence provides parallel trials running in different small communities so that useful trial data can be collected
The TDs label for AV shall be displayed on all AVs for identification by other road users Details of the pilot licence have been uploaded to the TDs
The TD welcomes interested organisations or enterprises to submit applications for a pilot licence and act in concert to promote the further development of autonomous driving in Hong Kong Upon receipt of an application the TD will consider various factors including the design operating range and functions of the autonomous system relevant international or national standardsguidelines and the road test situations based on the Code of Practice for Trial and Pilot Use of Autonomous Vehicles before approval The TD will exercise stringent control with a view to promoting AV trials and development in Hong Kong in a safe and orderly manner
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