Switzerland Is Ready to Make Autonomous Mobility a Reality

11 May 2026

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The first sold-out Automated Mobility Summit showed that Switzerland has the talent, the pilot projects and the regulatory foundations needed to make autonomous mobility a reality in the service of society. What comes next is a choice: invest boldly in this vision or let the opportunity slip away. The first Automated Mobility Summit (AMS), organised by SAAM (Swiss Association for Autonomous Mobility), was held on 4 and 5 May 2026 at L’Innovation Park Zurich in Dübendorf. Over two days, more than 300 decision-makers, engineers, policymakers, transport operators and investors from across Europe, Asia and the United States gathered to take stock of autonomous mobility and define the concrete steps needed to move from pilot projects to large-scale deployment. An event sending strong signals

One of Europe’s largest events dedicated to automated mobility, with more than 300 participants from Europe, Asia and the United States
High-level attendance: CEOs, national parliamentarians, transport operators and regulators
8 automated vehicles on site: 2 available for real-world trials (PixMoving & LOXO), 6 on static display.
With 33 automated vehicles on public roads since 2015 and an estimated 100 vehicles by 2028, Switzerland ranks among the European countries most advanced in autonomous vehicles. Currently deployed automated vehicles in Switzerland
Loxo / Planzer (Bern): Europe’s first level 4 urban parcel delivery in real-world operation
Embotech (CH & worldwide): more than 3,000 vehicles moved autonomously every day in factories and ports
TGA SCCL / Arbon (Thurgau): automated 20-passenger bus operating 7 days a week in the city centre
ULTIMO (Geneva region): 15 level 4 on-demand shuttles will cross the French-Swiss border in a few months.
PostAuto / AmiGo (Eastern Switzerland): up to 25 robotaxis for on-demand ride-sharing in areas underserved by public transport
Swiss Transit Lab (Furttal, ZH–AG): autonomous public transport service with 6 vehicles, launch planned for 2026
Zurich Airport: autonomous airside shuttles between gates, driverless operations planned for Q3 2026
Urban Places Lab / ARIVE³ (Basel): cross-border autonomous first/last-mile service between Switzerland, Germany and France “Key Actions for Switzerland” – the panel that laid out what is at stake The Tuesday afternoon panel brought together key decision-makers on the topic, moderated by Mélanie Freymond.
Jürg Röthlisberger – Director, Federal Roads Office (FEDRO)
Emmanuelle Vandamme – Chair, Belgian Federal Committee Mobility & Transport
Barbara Schaffner – National Councillor
Jürg Wittwer – CEO, TCS
Stefan Regli – CEO, PostAuto
Amin Amini – CEO, LOXO
Vibeke Harlem – Head of Radical Innovations, Ruter (Norway) Their shared conclusion: Switzerland already has the necessary foundations. What it now needs is the strategic courage to seize them, and to deliver on the promise of mobility that is safer, more sustainable and more accessible for the entire population The SAAM Roadmap: making Swiss mobility more sustainable.
Vision, goals and milestones through 2040 for passenger transport and logistics
Automated vehicles will help make traffic safer, more efficient, more sustainable and accessible to all.
Automated vehicles will be part of everyday life in Switzerland within 15 years – provided decisions are taken now
The full Roadmap is available at saam.swiss The funding challenge: time to act Switzerland allocates around CHF 8 billion a year in subsidies for public transport. Part of this budget must be redirected to finance the transition to large-scale autonomous mobility. The Summit made it clear: the business model for level 4 vehicles in public transport does not finance itself. Public co-investment during the transition phase is the شرط for Switzerland to deliver on the promise of credible future mobility.