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Trends and Developments: Autonomous Driving and the Chambers Global Practice Guide

Autonomous driving is shifting the focus from hardware to software, connectivity and AI, creating new liability, compliance and Safety-by-Design requirements.

Autonomous Driving and Legal Challenges: ARS Webinar, 19 June 2026

Autonomous driving puts AI and software behind the wheel: greater safety, or new questions of liability and responsibility?

ROBERTA: Austria’s Flagship Project for Highly Automated Level 4 Buses

Austria’s ROBERTA flagship project is preparing highly automated Level 4 buses for regular public-transport services in four pilot regions.

Presentation for SAAM Austria at Yunex Traffic

Automated Mobility in Austria: My Presentation for SAAM Austria at Yunex Traffic

SAAM Austria brings together business, research, law and politics. My presentation examined the legal opportunities for automated machinery and vehicles.

Autonomous driving in Austria

Autonomous Driving in Austria: Insights from My Interview with Die Presse

My Die Presse interview examines Austria’s path to autonomous driving, including testing rules, the AI Act, liability, approvals and cybersecurity.

Automated Driving 2025 | 21 October 2025 | Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, St. Valentin

An event offering current insights into the latest developments in automated driving, including live demonstrations of automated vehicles on the test track.

Autonomous Driving: Legal Challenges Concerning Liability & Data Protection | 21 November 2025 | ARS Webinar

On the Verge of a Breakthrough? Automated Driving: Reality and Potential | Austrian Federal Economic Chamber Vienna, 2 December 2022

ÖAMTC Podcast: “What Moves Us”

Andreas Eustacchio in conversation with Ö3 presenter Marcel Kilic.

Innovation Demo Day 2025 – Autonomous Machinery, Forestry Crane and Forklift at AIT Austrian Institute of Technology

One-Hour E-Learning: Autonomous Driving and Insurance Law | IDD Akademie Online Seminar

The Future of International Mobility | Automotive Law Legal Advisory in Vienna, Austria

My Ten-Minute Video Presentation on AI-Enabled Mobility: Ethical and Legal Challenges of Automated Driving

My Presentation at Frequentis: Safety, Liability & AI – Is There a Legal Future for Self-Steering Systems?

Automated Machinery – Project Kick-Off with Palfinger

Ford Italia: Car Dealers May Be Liable as Apparent Manufacturers for Damage Caused by Vehicles Made by Another Company

Ford Italia: An Authorised Dealer May Be Liable as an Apparent or Quasi-Manufacturer Alongside the Actual Manufacturer

Third Amendment to Austria’s Automated Driving Regulation – 2024: Autonomous Driving Gains Momentum

A New Era for the EU Automotive Industry: Stricter Safety and Liability Rules for Software Defects, Updates, AI and Deep Learning

Product Recalls: Come Back!

Industry News from the Legal World

How Smart Cars Will Change Urban Mobility

Why Autonomous Driving Needs Clear Rules

When the Computer Takes the Wheel

ZVR – Road Traffic Law

Safety-Relevant Developments in the Automotive Domain

From Safe Testing Towards Safe Operation

LAW PANORAMA: Industry News from the Legal World

Automotive Sensor Systems

Industry Newcomer of the Week

Position Paper on User Awareness, Societal Acceptance and Ethics

Automated Driving – Technology and Law

The Conscience of Digitalisation

Safety-Relevant Developments in the Automotive Domain

IFA Insurance Forum Austria

ZVR Traffic Law Conference 2017

ISO 26262

IGF AUSTRIA 2017

Autonomous Driving: Status Quo and Future Trends

Global Automotive Trends: Future Mobility, Digitalisation, Lightweight Construction and 3D Printing

Pilz User Conference | 14–15 September 2016

Data Protection & Autonomous Vehicles: 3rd IIR Annual Data Protection Conference

Save the World. Change Cities. Know How! | Urban Future Conference

Smart Cars & Urban Mobility | International VDI Conference 2016

Legal Challenges for Automated Driving: From Driver Assistance to Driverless Mobility

From Driver Assistance to Driverless Mobility: 12th Summer Academy

Safety Day Invitation | 15 April 2015: From Safety Followers to Safety Leaders

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems: Challenges on the Road to Autonomous Driving

ISO 26262: Third Austrian Conference on New Challenges in Applying the Safety Standard

Developing Safe Cyber-Physical Systems

Product Liability for Instructions for Use?

Safety Criteria and Liability for Assistance Systems in Self-Driving Vehicles

Business Law I: Statutory Warranty Rights

Product Safety: New Business Obligations and EU-Wide Product Recalls

Business Law I: Requirements for Warranty Claims

Business Law I: Commercial Guarantees

Importers, Distributors and Their Liability for Third-Party Products

Warranty Rights and Their Requirements

Business Law II at a Glance: Product Liability and Compensation

Product Liability vs Warranty

Video: What Is a Contract?

Making Defective Products Error-Free? II

Business Law: Warranty, Guarantees and Terms & Conditions with Dr Andreas Eustacchio

dieRECHT 2019 Opening Event: Fully Autonomous Driving? Road Traffic and Civil Law Obstacles

3rd Vienna Logistics Day + Smart Urban Logistics Day

Resource Intelligence Comes to the City: 3rd Vienna Logistics Day

The Future of Driving: CMG-FITCE Symposium | 7 October 2019

International Conference on Connected Vehicles & Expo (ICCVE) | 7 November 2019

Automated Driving: International Conference on Legal and Insurance Aspects | 7 November 2019

Two Successful Years of Autonomous Vehicle Testing in Austria: ALP.Lab Press Conference

Mobility as a Service (MaaS) | Business Circle, Vienna, 26 November 2019

Autonomous Driving and Video Recordings: Legal Considerations

Two Years of ALP.Lab: Austria’s Autonomous Vehicle Testing Ground | 18 December 2019

Tiroler Tageszeitung | 24 November 2019: When Drivers Must Keep Their Hands on the Steering Wheel

Moving Forward: The Future of E-Mobility Conference | 23 November 2018

Connected and Automated Mobility Conference | Zalaegerszeg, Hungary, 22 March 2019

Forum Verkehr: Mobility Perspectives | Vienna, 28–29 January 2020

Science APA: Self-Driving Cars on the Road to a Legal Framework

ABA Invest – Austrian Business Agency | 4 July 2018: Self-Driving Cars and the Move Towards Dedicated Legislation

Tech Meets Legal: Self-Driving Buses – A Legal and Technical Challenge | 13 February 2020

What Will Drive Us into the Future? The Legal Perspective on Self-Driving Cars

Digitalisation & AI for Industry: What Does the Law Say?

IT.LAW.at – “Smart Cars”: Legal Framework, Status, Obstacles and Challenges

Uber Regains Its California Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit

What Is a Contract?

Digitalisation & AI: What Does the Law Say?

Artificial Intelligence in Europe: European Parliament Reports and EU Initiatives

Digitalisation & Artificial Intelligence for the Supply Industry: My Contribution to Greater Safety

Product Liability & Product Safety Webinar | ICC Austria 2021

AI-Enabled Mobility: Keynote with the Virtual Vehicle Research Center

Online Round Table | 2 March 2021: Ethical and Legal Challenges of Automated Driving in Europe

Fraunhofer Austria & Joanneum Research Virtual Discussion: Legal Certainty When Exhibiting Robotic Systems | 25 March 2021

Getting Product Recalls Right: Zoom Seminar | 26 April 2022, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. CET

Digitalisation & Artificial Intelligence at MCI Innsbruck

Austria Expands Testing Opportunities for Autonomous Driving

The Pitfalls of Software Updates in Cars

Autonomous Driving Is Happening

Corporate Compliance Austria Handbook: My Chapter on Product Compliance, Product Liability and Product Safety

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