This article focuses on the question in which way artificial intelligence challenges creation of technical standards and the process of product homologation. The article aims to describe what are technical standards, how are they adopted and if they are able to keep up with the technological development that is represented by autonomous machines, specifically by autonomous vehicles. The goal of this article is to a) explain, why technical standards are a necessity and cannot be supplemented by legislation, b) provide an insight on selected issues of the development of applicable technical standards in the EU and c) identify the key legal as well as technical barriers towards adoption of new technical standards for this technology.