"Regulatory Innovation and Support Needed for the Development of Future Mobility Industries Including Autonomous Driving"

National Assembly Mobility Forum... Chairman Jeong Manki Advocates AI Talent Development in Mobility
Industry and Academia: "Need to Establish Cooperative Ecosystem for Technology Development Between Private Companies and Public Sector"

On the 13th, at the Irum Center in Yeouido, Seoul, attendees of the '2nd National Assembly Mobility Forum Seminar,' including Joo Ho-young, Acting Leader of the People Power Party, Lee Won-wook, Forum Representative and member of the Democratic Party, Chung Man-ki, President of the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association, and Gong Young-woon, President of Hyundai Motor Company, are shouting "Fighting." Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] The automotive industry and related academia have pointed out that regulatory innovation and government support are necessary to develop the future mobility industry, including autonomous driving, and to secure global competitiveness.

Among the world's top 500 AI (Artificial Intelligence) core talents, only seven are from South Korea, prompting calls for the government to actively foster specialized personnel.

The National Assembly Mobility Forum held its second seminar titled "Mobility Paradigm Shift and Industry Impact, Autonomous Vehicle Technology Trends and Industry Revitalization Measures" on the 13th at the Irum Center in Yeouido, Seoul. The forum, composed of 56 lawmakers from both ruling and opposition parties, is co-led by Kwon Seong-dong of the People Power Party and Lee Won-wook of the Democratic Party, with Yoon Han-hong and Hong Seong-guk serving as research directors. Representatives from the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association, which sponsors the forum, as well as from Hyundai Motor Company, Korea GM, and other automakers also attended.

Jung Man-ki, chairman of the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association, pointed out in his congratulatory remarks that the rapid evolution of the mobility industry requires systems that foster industrial innovation capabilities and create new markets. He added, "AI and big data, which are key topics in mobility industry technological innovation, are technologies that individual companies find difficult to handle alone," explaining the shortage of AI core talents in Korea.

At the forum, there was also a call to establish an ecosystem where private companies such as automakers and the public sector can cooperate in technology development to revitalize the autonomous driving industry.

Yu Si-bok, head of the Autonomous Cooperative Driving Research Center at the Korea Automotive Technology Institute, emphasized in his presentation on "Autonomous Vehicle Technology Trends and Industry Revitalization Measures" that the core of future vehicles is CASE (Connected, Autonomous, Shared, Electrified). He stressed that to activate the autonomous driving industry, the government must take the lead in building an ecosystem where private and public sectors, automotive and ICT companies, service providers, and platform operators coexist.

Choi Woong-cheol, professor of automotive engineering at Kookmin University, also emphasized in his presentation titled "Mobility Paradigm Shift and Industry Impact" that the recent mobility industry paradigm is shifting from standardized forms such as cars and trains to new forms like Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and Purpose-Built Vehicles (PBV).

After the presentations, a discussion was held chaired by Democratic Party lawmaker Hong Seong-guk, the research director, with participants including Jung Heon-taek, executive director of Hyundai Motor Company's Mobility Business Planning Office; Moon Hee-chang, CEO of Unmanned Solution; Park Jae-young, Director of Manufacturing Industry Policy at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy; and Kim Jeong-hee, Director of Automobile Policy at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

Jung Heon-taek, executive director of Hyundai Motor Company's Mobility Business Planning Office, said during the discussion, "The mobility industry is a comprehensive industry where elements of the 4th Industrial Revolution are applied, and it is a core industry of national competitiveness that can grow alongside new growth engines. Regulatory innovation and institutional improvements, as well as support from the National Assembly and government, are necessary."

Moon Hee-chang, CEO of Unmanned Solution, suggested, "Since the autonomous driving mobility industry is important to satisfy diverse customer needs through small-batch, multi-variety production, it is better for small and medium-sized enterprises rather than large corporations that mass-produce to develop, produce, and maintain products." He proposed establishing regional autonomous driving mobility clusters to create a cooperative ecosystem.

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