The Mobility and Economy Ministries on Thursday unveiled a national strategy to deploy connected and automated vehicles across the country by 2028, paving the way for motorway driving, tightly regulated robotaxi pilots, and a dedicated legal framework.

Luxembourg's Mobility and Economy Ministries on Thursday unveiled a national strategy to bring connected and automated vehicles into everyday use, setting the ambition for country-wide deployment by 2028 and positioning the Grand Duchy as a European testbed for safe, regulated rollout.

The plan centres on five priority uses to be phased in under controlled conditions: motorway "chauffeur" functions, robotaxis, last-mile automated shuttles, automated valet parking and other restricted-site operations, and automated logistics. Officials say these services will be integrated with the multimodal transport network to improve safety, expand mobility options, and avoid congestion-inducing rebound effects.

An interministerial committee – bringing together Economy, Mobility, Digital, Research, and other departments – will steer implementation, coordinate regulation, and run thematic working groups. Early steps expand Luxembourg's existing scientific testing regime, with a next phase to create a legal framework for progressive commercial deployment, including provisions for remote supervision, data protection, incident recording and insurance.

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A draft update to taxi/VLC (chauffeur-driven rental vehicles) rules would also allow time-limited robotaxi pilots under licence and close oversight.

Infrastructure and data are core enablers: the strategy calls for leveraging Luxembourg's digital ecosystem, 5G/V2X (for vehicle to vehicle communication) connectivity, and open transport datasets, alongside AI-driven mobility projects to support planning, safe operations, and public information about where automated functions can be used.

Cybersecurity and privacy safeguards are identified as non-negotiables throughout the vehicle, network, and back-end stack.

Workforce measures aim to develop three complementary skill sets – technology experts, field operatives, and cross-disciplinary "facilitators" – via public-private research, new training modules, and reskilling pathways with ADEM and higher-education partners. The University of Luxembourg, the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), and the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) are slated to contribute research, testbeds, and social-acceptance studies.

To build public trust, the government plans information campaigns, demos, and open days, and will track impacts over time – covering safety, mobility behaviour, innovation, and jobs – potentially through KPIs developed with stakeholders. Authorities stress that automated services must support, not undermine, free public transport and active travel, and that increasing peak-hour vehicle volumes will be treated cautiously.

In line with EU and UNECE rules, Luxembourg's framework will define responsibilities among manufacturers, operators and users, and set conditions for signage, reporting, and cross-border recognition of technical documents. The end-goal, ministers said, is a "trusted territory" for experimentation and measured deployment where technology serves safety, accessibility and sustainability.