The Interreg Baltic Sea Programme EU-funded Project Sohjoa Baltic researches, promotes and pilots automated driverless electric minibuses as part of the public transport chain especially for first/last mile connectivity. In this Joint Legal Implementation Roadmap the Finnish Transport Safety Agency (TRAFI) and the Institute for Climate Protection, Energy and Mobility e.V. (IKEM) give an overview of the legal challenges that arise in Finland and Germany when implementing automated buses in public transportation. The areas of law that are being examined are Car registration law, Passenger transportation law, Personal legal requirements for the driver, Data protection law, Liability law and Criminal law.
You may find the PDF from Metropolia University of Applied Science’s Publications.