KPMGInternationalkpmg.com/avriAssessingcountries’preparednessforautonomousvehicles2019AutonomousVehiclesReadinessIndexQuickreaderguideTheAutonomousVehiclesReadinessIndex(AVRI)isatooltohelpmeasure25countries’levelofpreparednessforautonomousvehicles.Itisacompositeindexthatcombines25individualmeasuresfromarangeofsourcesintoasinglescore.Moreinformationontheresults,methodologyandsourcesusedisintheAppendix.TheintendedcoreaudiencefortheAVRIispublicsectororganizationswithresponsibilityfortransportandinfrastructure.Itshouldalsobeofinteresttootherpublicandprivatesectororganizationsthatareinvolvedwith,ormakeuseof,roadtransport.Thisreportusestheterm‘autonomousvehicles’,abbreviatedtoAVs,torefertothetechnologyusedbothwithinvehiclesandexternally,suchasdigitalnetworksandroadinfrastructure.ItalsousesAVstorefertovehiclesthatcandoeverythingatraditionalvehicledoeswithouthumanintervention,sometimesdescribedas‘level5automation’,wherevehiclesarefullyself-drivingandthehumandriverbecomesapassenger.ThetermsAVanddriverlesscarareusedinterchangeably,althoughthisreportalsocoversautonomousbusesandtrucks.2019AutonomousVehiclesReadinessIndex2©2019KPMGInternationalCooperative(“KPMGInternational”).KPMGInternationalprovidesnoclientservicesandisaSwissentitywithwhichtheindependentmemberfirmsoftheKPMGnetworkareaffiliated.IndexresultsRank201920181234567891011121314151617181920212223242512n/a34n/a568119710n/a14121315n/a16n/a18192017CountryTheNetherlandsSingaporeNorwayUnitedStatesSwedenFinlandUnitedKingdomGermanyUnitedArabEmiratesJapanNewZealandCanadaSouthKoreaIsraelAustraliaAustriaFranceSpainCzechRepublicChinaHungaryRussiaMexicoIndiaBrazil2019score25.0524.3223.7522.5822.4822.2821.5821.1520.6920.5319.8719.8019.7919.6019.0118.8518.4615.5014.4614.4111.998.557.736.876.4132019AutonomousVehiclesReadinessIndex©2019KPMGInternationalCooperative(“KPMGInternational”).KPMGInternationalprovidesnoclientservicesandisaSwissentitywithwhichtheindependentmemberfirmsoftheKPMGnetworkareaffiliated.ContentsRichardThrelfallonhowtheAVRIhasevolvedandwhatAVadoptionwillmeanforsociety.Foreword05HowgovernmentscanharnessAVs’abilitytoincreaseroadsafety,improvepublictransportandfreight,andevenreshapecities.Introduction06Lastyear’skeyeventsinthedevelopmentofAVs.Overviewofthetop5countries,methodologyupdatesandkeyactionscountriescantake.2018milestonesExecutivesummary0810Policies,eventsandcompaniesineachofthe25 countrieswithcommentaryfromKPMG’snationalAVexperts.Whatgovernmentscandonext,andhowKPMG’smemberfirmscanhelp.NationalprofilesTheroadahead124042DetailonthedataandmethodologyusedtobuildtheAVRI.Appendix:Resultsandmethodology©2019KPMGInternationalCooperative(“KPMGInternational”).KPMGInternationalprovidesnoclientservicesandisaSwissentitywithwhichtheindependentmemberfirmsoftheKPMGnetworkareaffiliated.ForewordAyearago,ourfirstAutonomousVehiclesReadinessIndexsoughttoraiseawarenessofthetransformationalsocialandeconomicbenefitsthatautonomousvehicle(AV)technologycouldoffersociety.Itfeltlikeaconversationinitsinfancy.Sincethen,through2018,wehaveseenahugeaccelerationininvestmentinAVtechnology,inpolicyadoptionbygovernmentstoencourageAVs,andinmediacoverageofthetopic.1CountriesandstatesincludingtheNetherlands,theUnitedKingdom,Australia,FranceandCaliforniahavepassedorarepassinglegislationopeningAVs’accesstopublicroads.TrialsareunderwayfromSingaporetoMadridtoGothenburg.Tohelpmaintainthemomentum,wepublishedthissecondeditionoftheindex.Itaddsfivenewcountries(CzechRepublic,Finland,Hungary,Israel,Norway);newmeasuresincludingconsumeropiniononAVs;andprovidesgreaterinsightsintoindividualcountries,drawingontheexpertiseofcolleaguesinKPMG’snationalfirms.TheNetherlandsandSingaporeagainclaimfirstandsecondplace,respectively;theformerbenefitingfromitsEuropeanleadershipintransportpublicpolicy,thelatterfromitsbrillianceinattractinginvestmentfromglobaltechnologyleaders.Butmanyoftheoverallscoresareverycloseandtherearenumerousopportunities,identifiedinthisreport,forcountriestomakesignificantprogress.Thosethatdidwouldrisequicklyintherankings.Themostsuccessfulcountrieshaveapolicyframeworkthatenablesinnovation,astrongtrackrecordintechnology,high-qualityroadanddigitalinfrastructure,andpopulationsthatareeagertoadoptnewtechnologies.IcontinuetobelievethatthesocialbenefitsofAVadoptionwillbeenormousinreducingroaddeaths,improvingaccessibilityfortheyoung,old,disabledandthoseinremotecommunities,anddrivingeconomicgrowth.Bysharingthebestnationalachievements,IhopetheAVRIwillcontinuetoacceleratethepaceofthisrevolution.RichardThrelfallGlobalHeadofInfrastructureKPMGInternational@RThrelfall_KPMG52019AutonomousVehiclesReadinessIndex©2019KPMGInternationalCooperative(“KPMGInternational”).KPMGInternationalprovidesnoclientservicesandisaSwissentitywithwhichtheindependentmemberfirmsoftheKPMGnetworkareaffiliated.IntroductionGovernmentsaroundtheworldareworkingonhowtheycandeliverAVs’anticipatedsocietalbenefits.Theseincludetheprospectofmuch-improvedroadsafety,moreefficientpublictransportandfreightservices,andcleanercitieswithmoreroomforpeopleandgreenspaces.Thereareal