As the national approval authority for vehicles with automated or fully automated driving functions, the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA) issues type approvals for motor vehicles with fully automated driving functions from level 4, testing approvals for vehicles with automated or fully automated driving functions from level 3 and approvals for automated or fully automated driving functions, which may be activated after the registration of the vehicle from level 3 on the basis of national as well as internationally harmonised regulations.
The Federal Republic of Germany created the legal basis for automated or fully automated driving with the amendment to the “Straßenverkehrsgesetz (StVG)” on July, 28th 2021.