National type approval for motor vehicles with a fully automated driving function
With the entry into force of the “Verordnung zur Genehmigung und zum Betrieb von Kraftfahrzeugen mit autonomer Fahrfunktion in festgelegten Betriebsbereichen (AFGBV)”, the KBA has been enabled to issue national type approvals for motor vehicles with a fully automated driving function (level 4) pursuant to § 4 of the AFGBV.
The type approving procedure is initiated via the submission of the corresponding application to the KBA by the manufacturer.
Preconditions
- The initial assessment of the manufacturer including the report on CoP with the additional module for fully automated driving is available to the KBA.
- Application form for granting type approval for a fully automated driving function
- Manufacturer’s description of the approval object according to Regulation (EU) 2020/683 Annex I and Regulation (EU) 2018/858
- Supplementary application documents according to § 3 AFGBV
The complete application documents can be submitted to the KBA via the E-Typ procedure.
A complete list of technical services appointed to test complete vehicles can be found here.