Swiss Association for Autonomous Mobility

Automated Mobility in Switzerland: Time to Shift into Gear!

What will the future of automated mobility in Switzerland look like? The SAAM Roadmap sets out a vision, goals and milestones to 2040 for passenger, freight and individual transport. Its aim is to provide an impetus to harness the potential…

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Raphaël Sauvain

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SAAM (Swiss Association for Autonomous Mobility) Roadmap for automated mobility

Vision

Automated vehicles should in future contribute to greater safety, efficiency and sustainability in passenger and freight transport as an integral part of the mobility system. This vision lies at the heart of the Roadmap, which SAAM presented publicly for the first time at the Automated Mobility Summit.

Three Phases

The Roadmap charts a possible trajectory for the development of automated mobility, unfolding in three phases:

Foundation Phase (2026–2030): Pilot projects involving robotaxis, on-demand buses and autonomous logistics vehicles pave the way for widespread deployment.

Establishment Phase (2030–2035): Services with automated vehicles become available in public and shared passenger transport across several cities and municipalities. Automated logistics vehicles establish themselves. Passenger cars capable of driving autonomously on motorways become widely available.

Expansion Phase (2035–2040): Autonomous vehicles become the norm and make up a significant share of the overall vehicle fleet.

Clear Goals

Five goals are at the core of the Roadmap:

  • Sustainability — Resource-efficient, cost-effective and safe.
  • Acceptance — Broad support across society, politics and business.
  • Regulation — Stable and flexible frameworks that enable innovation.
  • Accessibility — Automated mobility for urban and rural areas alike.
  • Integration — Seamless embedding into the existing transport chain.

Eight Fields of Action for Success

To turn the vision into reality, the Roadmap defines eight fields of action — spanning technology development, regulation and financing through to acceptance and ecosystem building. Each field contains concrete measures that must be implemented in the coming years to drive progress forward. These include scaling up pilot projects, securing financing and further developing the regulatory framework.

Shaping the Future Together

The Roadmap is not a rigid scenario but a dynamic framework that shows how Switzerland can seize the opportunities offered by autonomous vehicles — for a safer, more efficient and more sustainable transport system. It is also a call to collaborate. Only if policymakers, business, academia and society pull together will Switzerland be able to maintain its leading role in automated mobility.

Links

Automated Mobility Roadmap 2026–2040 (Summary version, PDF)

Full text, PDF

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