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Von der Leyen Calls for EU 'AI First' Push on Self-Driving Cars

In a Turin address, she urged a city pilot network for autonomous vehicles, citing interest from 60 Italian mayors.

President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, speaks during a press conference at the end of an informal summit for the EU's heads of state and government, at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark, October 1, 2025. Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix/via REUTERS
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Overview

  • Mobility was presented as the lead test case for an AI-first industrial strategy across key sectors.
  • She pledged EU backing for vehicles made in Europe and designed for European streets.
  • She said AI could strengthen carmakers, improve road safety, ease congestion, connect remote areas to transit, and help preserve jobs.
  • The initiative is a policy proposal at this stage rather than a finalized funding program or legislation.
  • Her remarks in Turin came as European automakers confront competition from U.S. and Chinese advances in autonomy.