Driving Innovation: Navigating the EU AI Act's Impact on Autonomous Vehicles

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the game for motor vehicles through the development of self-driving systems that autonomously control the driving functions of vehicles they are installed in. While autonomous/automated vehicles (“AVs”) may be appealing, especially to those who make long journeys, increasing usage of AI systems in AVs has simultaneously introduced novel health and safety risks, such as AVs going off the road or crashing into objects or other vehicles and causing accidents.