Let G be a Banach-Lie group with Lie algebra g, and p ∈ [1, ∞]. Then the space AC L p ([0, 1], g) of absolutely continuous functions γ :with Lie algebra AC L p ([0, 1], g). We show that each γ ∈ L p ([0, 1], g) has a left evolution Evol(γ) ∈ AC L p ([0, 1], G) 0 , and that the map Evol : L p ([0, 1], g) → AC L p ([0, 1], G) 0 is smooth. Similar results are obtained for important classes of Fréchet-Lie groups and more general Lie groups, notably for diffeomorphism groups of paracompact finitedimensional smooth manifolds and gauge groups of principal bundles with Banach structure groups. The measurable regularity properties considered imply validity of the Trotter product formula and the commutator formula.