Driverless and autonomous vehicles (“AVs”) are moving from test tracks and pilot schemes to commercial deployment around the world. In the U.S. and China, robotaxi fleets and autonomous trucking services are proliferating. Similar developments are happening in the EU and UK. In London, the first commercial autonomous ride-hailing service launched in early September 2026, with
Continue Reading Overview of EU and UK Regulatory Developments relating to Autonomous VehiclesLaura Schukraft
Laura Schukraft is a Legal Intern who attended the Faculty of Law of the University of Fribourg and the European Legal Studies Department of the College of Europe.
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Horizon Scan: Children’s Online Safety and Privacy (EU and Beyond)
In recent months, children’s online safety and privacy have moved to the top of the EU’s digital agenda. The European Commission is expected to outline its proposal on minors’ access to social media this week, a potentially significant development that would build on the recommendations of the Commission’s Special Panel on child safety online and mounting pressure from Member States.
The EU is not moving in isolation. Similar debates on minors’ access to online platforms, age assurance, and safety-by-design obligations are emerging in other jurisdictions. These include Australia and the United Kingdom, as well as a rapidly developing patchwork of state-level age-verification, app-store, and device-based age-assurance requirements in the United States.
This post provides a horizon-scanning update on the principal regulatory developments at the EU level, selected national developments, and some relevant developments outside the EU.
Continue Reading Horizon Scan: Children’s Online Safety and Privacy (EU and Beyond)EU Tech Sovereignty Package
On June 3, the European Commission published its Tech Sovereignty Package, a set of legislative and policy initiatives designed to address what the Commission characterizes as Europe’s technological dependencies on non-European suppliers. The Package marks a further step in the evolution of the EU’s technology policy, with initiatives spanning the full tech stack—from chips and infrastructure to software, cloud, and artificial intelligence. Through this “ecosystem” approach, the Commission seeks to reduce supply-side dependencies by strengthening domestic capabilities in Europe and stimulating demand in downstream sectors.
The Package comprises four components: two legislative proposals—(i) the Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA), and (ii) the Chips Act 2.0—as well as two non-legislative initiatives—(iii) the EU Open Source Strategy and (iv) a Strategic Roadmap for Digitalisation and AI in Energy.
This blog post provides an initial, high-level overview of the four initiatives through which the Commission seeks to advance a “European way” to tech sovereignty, with potential implications for industrial ecosystems in Europe and beyond, including cloud, telecoms, automotive, aeronautics, and defense sectors.
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