"The program is designed to complement and enhance oversight, regulation, research, and transparency efforts, as well as to support innovation and advancements in automotive technology and industry. This framework also aims to capitalize on the opportunity to position Spain as a pioneer and leader in automated vehicle technology, seeking to provide solutions that help overcome or alleviate certain shortcomings or negative externalities of the current transportation system,"
"Spain's DGT launched the ES-AV Program in July 2025 to standardize testing for automated vehicles from prototypes to pre-homologation stages. The DGT described the purpose of the program on its official website. The program identifies three testing phases based on technological maturity and the scope of a company's operations. Each phase has a set of minimum eligibility requirements, and applicants must indicate which phase they wish to participate in, at least based on their specific technological development."
Dirección General de Tráfico (DGT) posted that Tesla is conducting Full Self-Driving (supervised) tests in Spain. Spain launched the ES-AV Program in July 2025 to standardize automated-vehicle testing from prototype to pre-homologation stages. The program is designed to enhance oversight, regulation, research, transparency, and to support innovation and advances in automotive technology and industry. The framework aims to position Spain as a pioneer and leader in automated vehicle technology and to provide solutions to alleviate shortcomings and negative externalities of the current transportation system. The ES-AV Program defines three testing phases with minimum eligibility requirements tied to technological maturity and operational scope.
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