Belgium
Legislative basis for CCAM testing
Legal basis for testing:
The possibility of getting an exemption for testing with automated vehicles is defined in the Art. 59/1. of the Royal Decree of 1 December 1975, which contains general regulations on the police of road traffic and the use of public roads.
Contact information:
Ministry of Transport: vehicle@mobilit.fgov.be (Which is the responsible authority issuing the test permit).
The Belgium government doesn’t define a specific legislation with requirements to obtain a testing permit. The exemption from traffic code introduced by Royal Decree of 18/03/2018 grants the possibility to exempt form the traffic rules for testing automated vehicles. This allows for example, to exempt from the obligation that each vehicle shall have a human driver. There is also a possibility to exempt from the technical rules; this is a competence of the regions.
Application Requirements
There is available an application form template..
The application procedure is defined in a guidelines’ document for conducting testing of automated vehicles on the road and defines the following requirements:
Entities allowed to apply to the exemption: No limits defined.
List of requirements:
- Completed application form.
- Insurance for vehicle.
- Description of the automated driving function, which is intended to be tested.
- Conducted risk assessment/analysis.
- Confirmation of information to road operator.
- Documentation of successful pre-tests on proving ground.
Application fee: Free.
Conditions for Testing
Vehicle categories: Cars, Trucks, Buses, Shuttles, Small urban goods delivery vehicle robots.
SAE levels: No limitations.
ADAS / AD systems: No limitations.
Use-Cases: No limitations.
Geographical areas: No limitations.
Driver Requirements
Safety driver: Always required.
Remote operation with no safety driver inside or in sight of the vehicle: Allowed.
Data Requirements
Black box needed: Not defined.
Obligation to report to authority during/after CCAM tests: Not defined.
Test reports availability to the public: Not defined.
Obligation to report to authority in case of accident: Not defined.
Any other supervision / monitoring performed by the authority: Not defined.
National database for storing reports provided: Not defined.
Requirements on data recording: Not defined.
Requirements on disclosing data during/after tests: Not defined.
Data exchange mechanism specified: Not defined.
Test vehicle needs to be connected and / or cooperative during test: Not defined.
Infrastructure
Testing facilities on public roads: Not defined.
Testing facilities on private areas: Not defined.
Cross-border CCAM Testing
5G blueprint aims to design and validate technical architecture and business and governance models for uninterrupted cross-border teleoperated transport based on 5G connectivity. The Flemish Ministry of Mobility and Public Works is involved in this project.
Further info: 5gblueprint.eu