Passengers in Zurich’s Furttal region will be able to book rides in self-driving cars from Monday, 28 September 2026, as a public pilot begins carrying passengers on regular roads. The project’s organisers say it will be the first time people in Switzerland can book and use self-driving vehicles in this way.
The “iamo” trial will initially use three cars serving nearly 100 designated stops across Boppelsen, Dänikon, Hüttikon and Otelfingen. The vehicles will operate in automated mode in ordinary traffic, with a safety operator in the driver’s seat.
The front passenger seat will remain empty for safety reasons, leaving room for up to three passengers per car.
Rides can be booked through the iamo app between 1 pm and 5 pm daily. Each journey will cost CHF 4.70 plus CHF 0.38 per kilometre. The service is not integrated into the public transport fare system, so Swiss Travelcards and other public transport passes will not be valid. Children aged 12 and over may travel alone; younger children must be accompanied by an adult.
The pilot is intended to test whether on-demand automated vehicles can complement trains and buses, particularly for journeys between a station and a passenger’s home or destination. The partners also want to assess their use at quieter times and in less densely populated areas.
The cars have been tested in the Furttal since 2025.
Switzerland’s Federal Roads Office authorised automated driving for the pilot in November that year, after an earlier phase in which manually driven vehicles mapped the area. Subsequent automated test journeys took place under varying traffic and weather conditions, with a safety operator behind the wheel.
The project is run by Swiss Transit Lab, the cantons of Zurich and Aargau, and Swiss Federal Railways, with WeRide as its technology partner. The partners plan eventually to add minibuses that could operate without a safety operator on board, subject to separate authorisation from the Federal Roads Office. The cars carrying passengers from Monday, however, will retain an onboard safety operator throughout their passenger-service phase
