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Scope Definition

Purpose of This Document

This document defines the explicit analytical scope and boundaries of the Robotaxi Reference Framework.

Its purpose is to:

  • protect methodological integrity
  • prevent scope drift
  • ensure long-term authority and auditability
  • establish clear inclusion and exclusion criteria

Anything not explicitly included below is considered out of scope by design.

In-Scope Topics

The reference framework covers the following domains exclusively in relation to autonomous passenger road transport (robotaxis):

1. System Definition

  • autonomous driving systems (SAE Levels 4–5 where applicable)
  • fleet-based autonomous passenger transport
  • operational design domains (ODD)
  • system boundaries and responsibility allocation

2. Technical Foundations

  • perception, planning and control at a system level
  • safety engineering concepts
  • cybersecurity and software lifecycle governance
  • OTA-capable system requirements
  • M2M and V2X communication architectures

3. Regulatory and Legal Frameworks

  • vehicle type approval regimes
  • safety and cybersecurity regulations
  • AI governance obligations
  • reporting, audit and compliance requirements
  • multi-level governance (local, national, supranational)

4. Economic and Operational Structures

  • cost structures and capital intensity
  • fleet operation models
  • scalability constraints
  • long-term operational sustainability
  • infrastructure integration

5. Societal and Institutional Dimensions

  • public trust and acceptance
  • transparency and accountability
  • institutional responsibility
  • governance legitimacy
  • handling of incidents and failures

Source Constraints

Only sources that meet all of the following criteria are considered authoritative:

  • primary standards bodies
  • regulatory authorities
  • binding legal instruments
  • officially published institutional frameworks
  • publicly disclosed operational practices (non-normative)

All accepted sources are documented in SOURCES.md.

No other sources are considered normative for this release.

Explicitly Out of Scope

The following topics are explicitly excluded:

  • vendor comparisons or rankings
  • product recommendations or endorsements
  • investment or financial advice
  • implementation guides or engineering instructions
  • proprietary or non-public materials
  • speculative timelines or market forecasts
  • future-facing promises beyond documented evidence

Mention of commercial entities, where unavoidable, is strictly illustrative and non-exclusive.

Temporal Scope

This reference framework reflects the state of:

  • standards
  • regulations
  • institutional practices

as of the frozen release date.

Subsequent developments are not retroactively incorporated.

Methodological Boundary

This framework:

  • describes systems
  • analyzes structures
  • maps constraints

It does not:

  • prescribe solutions
  • optimize implementations
  • advocate specific policy positions

Uncertainty is acknowledged where applicable and not resolved through speculation.

Relationship to Audit

This document defines the baseline against which future audits are conducted.

Any audit must:

  • reference this scope
  • state deviations explicitly
  • document assumptions clearly

Freeze Status

  • Release ID: 1.0.0
  • Freeze Date: 2026-02-03
  • Status: Frozen

This scope definition applies unchanged to the corresponding website release at Robotaxi.de.