– Self-driving vehicle pilot operation district regulation special case No. 1 paid demonstration start
□ On November 20, a full-fledged demonstration of transportation and logistics services such as autonomous shuttles will begin in the autonomous vehicle pilot zone designated for the first time.
ㅇ The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport and the Sejong Special Self-Governing City announced on December 18 that they jointly held a commemorative event to commemorate the launch of the'Autonomous Driving Cycle Shuttle Paid Service' at the Sejong Government Complex.
ㅇ At the event, about 10 people including Sejong Special Self-Governing Mayor Lee Chun-hee, National Assembly Mobility Forum member Hong Seong-guk, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport Baek Seung-geun, head of the Transportation Logistics Office, and private businesses (Autonomous AXNUMXG, Kakao Mobility). Attended,
ㅇ In the same way as the actual autonomous driving cycle shuttle, the entire process from boarding reservation and payment through a mobile app to boarding and transfer was directly experienced.
<Demand-based autonomous driving circulation shuttle service scenario>
□ The service demonstrated today is a service that starts demonstration with No. 20.11.20 after receiving an actual regulatory special case after the first designation of the autonomous vehicle pilot operation district, which is a special zone for autonomous vehicle service regulation (six districts including Sejong, 6).
<Overview of the autonomous vehicle pilot zone>
ㅇ (Overview) In accordance with the ｢Autonomous Vehicle Act｣ (implemented in '20.5), a special regulatory district that supports private companies to freely demonstrate autonomous driving services such as unmanned shuttles and taxis.
ㅇ (Special exceptions to regulations that can be granted) Allowing paid transportation of passengers and cargo through autonomous vehicles, exemption from vehicle safety standards, permitting road construction and management by non-road management agencies, etc.
ㅇ (Designation procedure) Application for local government designation (frequent) → Deliberation (within 90 days) and designation of working-level committees and committees (minister of MOLIT) → Permission and verification of special regulations for each project → Performance evaluation
ㅇ (Designation status) A total of 6 districts, Seoul (Sangam), Chungbuk, Sejong (Osong Station-Sejong Terminal BRT), Sejong (1-4 living zone and circulation BRT), Daegu (Suseong Alpha City, etc.), Gwangju (Gwangsan-gu), Jeju (Airport-Jungmun section)
ㅇ The service is a demand-responsive autonomous driving circulation shuttle that cycles through the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, Sejong Convention Center, the National Sejong Library, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and the arterial express transportation system, the main transportation network in Sejong City. In connection with (BRT), it plans to continuously provide the last mile service in charge of transportation demand to the Sejong Government Complex and the National Sejong Library.
※ Main contents of'Sejong Government Complex Autonomous Driving Cycle Shuttle Service'
ㅇ (Verification period) '20.12∼'22.12 (24 months), (demonstration vehicle) First 2 passenger cars (expanded in the future)
ㅇ (Verification section) All over Sejong Government Complex (MOLIT→Sejong Convention Center→MOTIE→MOLIT)
ㅇ (Operating hours) 10-11 o'clock, 14-17 o'clock (reservation for boarding every 15 minutes) *Can be changed depending on the weather
ㅇ (Fee/Target) KRW 1 (once based, provisional) / Expand the use target after operating the experience group
ㅇ (Safety/quarantine) 1 or 2 safety personnel accompany / Vehicle quarantine by specialized companies
□ In the future, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport plans to actively review and approve necessary regulatory special cases so that various services can be quickly undertaken in other pilot operating districts starting with Sejong City.
ㅇ In order to expand the pilot operation districts, the second pilot operation district committee will be held in the first quarter of '21 (provisional) to review additional designation.
□ Mayor Lee Chun-hee of Sejong Special Self-Governing City, who participated in the event and experienced the entire service process, said, “Sejong City will take the lead in commercialization of autonomous vehicles using the autonomous vehicle pilot system as a national pilot smart city.” While,
ㅇ “In the future, we plan to promote the creation of a'Chungcheong area autonomous vehicle commercialization district' as a cooperation project in the Chungcheong area with Daejeon, Chungnam, and Chungbuk, and the goal is to build innovative infrastructure as well as services.”
□ In addition, Congressman Hong Seong-guk said, “We will not spare any concerns and support at the level of the National Assembly in the era of transformation in which autonomous vehicle technology is advanced.”
□ In addition, Seung-geun Baek, head of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, said, "We expect to discover and demonstrate a variety of autonomous driving services in earnest next year, starting with the service that is starting to be demonstrated from today."
ㅇ “Since safety is our top priority above all else, we will thoroughly prevent and manage safety accidents in the process of demonstrating various services.”
