Test Drive Event for 'Autonomous Vehicles' to be Held at Masan Robot Land

Held for 3 days from the 26th, operated for 2 hours each in the morning and afternoon

Stepwise classification of driving automation. Level 3 and above are defined as autonomous vehicles.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Gyeongsangnam-do announced on the 18th that it will hold a self-driving car test drive event for three days starting from the 26th at the Masan Robot Land parking lot.

The event was organized to provide an opportunity for any resident to experience the safety and convenience of self-driving before its commercialization.

The event operating hours are from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, two hours each in the morning and afternoon. Any resident can ride, and reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis at the site on the day of the event, with boarding tickets distributed accordingly.

The total number of runs is 30, with 12 runs per day. The self-driving cars will depart at 20-minute intervals (00, 20, 40 minutes). Each run can accommodate up to 10 applicants.

Meanwhile, the government presented goals in this year's 'Future Automobile Expansion and Market Preemption Strategy' to launch world-class level 3 self-driving cars in earnest by 2022 and partially commercialize level 4 self-driving by 2024.

Level 3 requires driver intervention only in emergencies within the operational domain of self-driving, while level 4 does not require driver intervention even in emergencies.

If safe self-driving services are established through the completion of self-driving technology, infrastructure, and systems, it is expected to greatly contribute not only to providing mobility convenience for transportation-vulnerable groups but also to preventing traffic accidents.

Park Jong-won, Deputy Governor for Economy of the province, said, "This event is significant in that residents can directly experience self-driving cars, but furthermore, it will serve as a stepping stone for companies related to the future core growth industry of self-driving to be nurtured within the province."

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