Autonomous vehicle readiness ranking

While the current development of autonomous transport technologies does not suggest that unmanned cars will be widely used on city streets and highways tomorrow, the compilation of the ranking allows us to, first of all, identify the barriers that will limit the penetration of autonomous vehicles when the technologies allow for their mass use. Thus, country’s failure to produce cars or components for autonomous transport can be compensated by importing finished products. However, autonomous vehicles will require appropriate road and technology infrastructure, which will take more time and investment to create.

In this context, China, which tops the rankings, shows a success story by prioritizing the development of advanced technologies in its national strategy. The high penetration of electric vehicle in China can be seen as a basis for the introduction of autonomous transport at a later stage. A similar path is being implemented by Russia, Brazil, Singapore, UAE and Saudi Arabia, where full fledged testing of cars and trucks is underway. The lower rankings of Malaysia, Indonesia, Turkey and India, on the other hand, are mainly due to the lack of direct government funding and government strategy for AV development and production. The ranking of countries from 11 to 15 suggests that the development of autonomous transport is not a priority, although the conditions for future development are in place.