Hong Kong SAR, China
Transport Department
Under the Road Traffic (Autonomous Vehicles) Regulation (Cap. 374AA), in force since 2024-03-01, the Transport Department issues pilot licences for AV trials. By June 2026 seven licences covered 63 vehicles (eight licences and 65 vehicles by July 2026). On 2026-07-23 it approved the first fully driverless tests, on Airport Island, with remote monitoring, monthly reporting and special labels; no commercial robotaxi service is licensed yet. An AV Applications Promotion Working Group is preparing licensing for commercial AVs.
- AV regulatory regime (Cap. 374AA) comes into operation source
- First AV pilot licence issued (North Lantau, 10 vehicles) source
- Cross-district trial to Tung Chung and Sunny Bay; remote backup operators added source
- First fully driverless trial approved on Airport Island source
Sources (8)
- Transport Department issues pilot licence for autonomous vehicle - HKSAR Government, 29 Nov 2024
- Transport Department issues pilot licence for autonomous vehicles to approve trial in Southern District - HKSAR Government, 14 Aug 2025
- TD issues pilot licence for autonomous vehicles to approve cross-district trial in Kowloon East - HKSAR Government, 30 Oct 2025
- Transport Department updates AV pilot licence for cross-district trial (Airport Island, Tung Chung, Sunny Bay) - HKSAR Government, 23 Feb 2026
- TD approves expansion of autonomous vehicles trial in North Lantau and commencement of driverless trial on Airport Island - HKSAR Government, 23 Jul 2026
- TD's Autonomous Vehicle Applications Promotion Working Group visits trial in Tung Chung, North Lantau - HKSAR Government, 10 Oct 2026
- Airport Island cleared for fully driverless vehicle trials - The Standard (HK), 23 Jul 2026
- Autonomous vehicles move closer to wider use in Hong Kong - The Standard (HK), 13 Jul 2026
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