Asan-si Advances Autonomous Driving Operation Safety Performance Verification Project

143 Billion KRW Investment by Automobile Research Institute by December 2027

The scene of the Autonomous Driving Operational Safety (SOTIF) Technology Seminar held on the 3rd at Onyang Jeil Hotel, hosted by the Korea Automotive Technology Institute.

Asan City in Chungnam announced that it will actively promote the "Autonomous Driving Perception and Operation Safety (SOTIF) Performance Verification Infrastructure Project."

"Operation Safety (SOTIF)" is an international standard aimed at preventing risks caused by limitations in perception performance of surrounding environments, such as weather conditions like backlight or image misrecognition, rather than faults or external intrusions.

The city is investing a total of 14.3 billion KRW, including securing 10 billion KRW in national funds, to secure technological competitiveness in the autonomous driving industry through verification of coping capabilities for perception performance limitations, a core technology of autonomous driving.

The main projects include establishing 11 types of equipment for each verification stage of autonomous driving operation safety (SOTIF), building platforms such as simulation models, supporting companies through technical guidance, and training experts. Together with Chungnam Province, the Korea Automotive Technology Institute will lead the project until December 2027.

Earlier, on the 3rd, a SOTIF technology seminar for autonomous driving was held at Onyang Jeil Hotel, hosted by the Korea Automotive Technology Institute, with the participation of about 60 industry-academia-research experts, creating an environment for full-scale project promotion.

A city official said, "The autonomous driving industry is a new technology through which Asan City can make a fresh leap forward," adding, "We will spare no support to help related companies secure global technological competitiveness through this project."

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