Switzerland’s first public robotaxi service is running in Zurich’s Furttal valley. The iamo pilot — short for “intelligente automatisierte Mobilität” (Intelligent automated mobility) — opened to passengers on 28 September 2026.
Three electric cars serve almost 100 designated stops in Boppelsen, Dänikon, Hüttikon and Otelfingen. Passengers book via the iamo app (App Store and Google Play), register, pick a start and destination among the virtual stops, and wait at the pickup point. Each car takes up to three riders. The front passenger seat stays empty for safety. For now the service runs every day from 1pm to 5pm.
Partners and purpose
Swiss Transit Lab leads the trial with the cantons of Zurich and Aargau and Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). Technology partner is WeRide. The Federal Roads Office (Astra) oversees the pilot. The project began at the end of 2024 and can run for up to five years.
Furttal was chosen for its mix of settlement patterns, size and an existing S-Bahn line, so partners can test how automated cars might feed conventional public transport — especially first- and last-mile trips and thinner-served areas. Zurich’s economic affairs director Carmen Walker Späh said automated mobility can improve access in rural areas and help older people or those without a driving licence. SBB’s Matthias Bütler said the railway should stay the backbone for medium and longer trips, with self-driving vehicles bringing people to stations more flexibly.
Pascal Kern, head of Zurich’s Office for Mobility, told SRF the authorities want to proceed step by step.
Fares
A trip costs a CHF 4.70 base fare (about £4.29) plus CHF 0.38 per kilometre (about 35p). A 10-kilometre ride works out at about CHF 8.50 (roughly £7.75). Because iamo is a pilot, it sits outside the public-transport fare system: GA and Half-Fare travelcards do not apply. Riders aged 12 and over can travel alone; younger children need an adult.
Safety and next steps
Cars run in ordinary traffic in automated mode, but a safety person remains in the driver’s seat and can take over. Mapping and manual runs began in summer 2025. Astra authorised automated driving in November 2025. Since then vehicles have trained in mixed traffic with a safety driver on board.
SRF reported a recent low-speed property-damage incident: a car travelling at about 20 km/h failed to recognise a ground plate linked to a 30 km/h sign and damaged its tyres. Astra said the other vehicles could continue in service.
Current passenger cars will keep a safety person throughout this phase. Later the partners plan automated minibuses without an onboard safety person, supervised remotely from Eurobus’s control centre, subject to further Astra approval. The operating area is also due to expand in stages.