Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Finalizes 'Autonomous Vehicle Regulatory Innovation Roadmap 2.0'

Autonomous Driving Technology Stages (Data provided by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)

On the 23rd, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that it has finalized the "Autonomous Vehicle Regulatory Innovation Roadmap 2.0" at the National Policy Review and Coordination Meeting, prepared jointly by government ministries to expedite the commercialization of autonomous vehicles and promote the development of related industries.

The Regulatory Innovation Roadmap is a mid- to long-term plan in which the government proactively identifies and improves anticipated regulations to support the growth of new industries in the future.

The government has established the Regulatory Innovation Roadmap for the autonomous vehicle sector as the first among new industry fields and is currently revising laws and systems accordingly.

To actively respond to the rapidly advancing autonomous driving era, including the domestic launch of Level 3 autonomous vehicles next year, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has pushed for a roadmap revision to solidify tasks appropriate to the current situation.

First, starting with the launch of Level 3 autonomous vehicles next year, the full-scale autonomous driving era will begin, and with Level 4 autonomous vehicles expected to be commercialized by 2027, a total of 40 regulatory innovation tasks will be pursued, divided into short-, mid-, and long-term phases through 2030.

In the short term (2022?2023), support will be provided for autonomous vehicle technology development, expansion of autonomous driving infrastructure, and demonstration and advancement of autonomous driving services.

In the mid-term (2024?2026), focus will be on establishing safety standards necessary for the launch of Level 3 autonomous vehicles and criteria for insurance, traffic law violations, and other regulations for operating Level 4 autonomous vehicles. In the long term (2027?2030), efforts will be made to promote the spread of Level 4 autonomous vehicles and build the foundation for the popularization of autonomous driving services.

Kim Jeong-hee, Director of the Automobile Policy Division at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, said, "To expedite the commercialization of autonomous vehicles, we will proactively revise laws and systems and actively support private sector technology development. We will also rapidly establish autonomous driving support infrastructure nationwide, such as intelligent transportation systems (C-ITS) and high-definition road maps."

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