Chungnam Launches Initiative to Lead Autonomous Vehicle Operation Safety Verification Technology

Chungnam Province is taking the lead in securing verification technology for autonomous driving perception and operational safety (SOTIF).

On the 10th, Chungnam Province announced that its project, "Establishment of a Verification Infrastructure for Autonomous Driving Perception and Operational Safety Performance," was finally selected in the Industrial Innovation Foundation Establishment Project competition hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

The selected project aims to build an operational safety platform applying processes and safety design technologies to prevent risks caused by performance deficiencies in actual road driving environments.

The detailed projects include ▲establishing 11 types of verification equipment for each development stage of core autonomous driving components ▲building an autonomous driving operational safety verification platform ▲supporting joint technology development responding to corporate demands ▲and training experts.

Once the platform is completed, Chungnam Province expects it to lay the foundation for creating an ecosystem for future car industry transformation and enable the establishment of a support system for autonomous driving commercialization through technology acquisition.

A total of 14.36 billion KRW (including 10 billion KRW in national funds) will be invested in this project by December 2027.

Additionally, Chungnam Province has proposed building a comprehensive support center for autonomous driving and vehicle semiconductors in Asan, Chungnam, linked with last year’s Ministry of Industry-led project, "Establishment of an Industrial Innovation Foundation for Functional Safety and Reliability of Automotive Semiconductors."

The autonomous driving market is expected to provide services in various fields such as shared vehicles, multipurpose shuttles, taxis, and logistics, forecasting rapid growth in the related market.

Accordingly, Chungnam Province plans to establish a testing, evaluation, and commercialization support system for autonomous vehicle operational safety, including expensive equipment that local small and medium-sized enterprises find difficult to build independently, effectively supporting the future car transition of local automotive parts companies.

A Chungnam Province official said, “We will actively discover and promote various policies to support the future car transition, creating an ecosystem where local automotive parts companies can gain competitiveness and grow.”

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