– New designation of 7 autonomous vehicle pilot operation zones including Gangnam, Gangneung, Suncheon, and Gunsan in Seoul –
□ From the second half of this year, opportunities for autonomous driving private companies to freely demonstrate autonomous driving services in downtown areas, tourist destinations, and parks have greatly expanded nationwide (existing 7 districts → 14 districts), and the general public will also be able to safely and safely move from nearby places. It is expected to experience self-driving cars.
□ The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport held the 「Autonomous Vehicle Demonstration Zone Committee*」 with relevant ministries and specialized agencies regarding applications for extension in 7 new districts including Gangnam and Cheonggyecheon in Gangwon-do and 3 existing districts in Gwangju Metropolitan City. It was announced that it will be confirmed and announced (June 6.24) as a pilot operation district after going through a comprehensive evaluation** of the institution.
* (Committee) Chairperson (MOLIT Minister), government member (MOLIT 2nd Vice Minister, MOEF, Ministry of Science and Technology, MSS Vice Minister and National Police Agency), private member (12 people)
** (new) Gangnam, Cheonggyecheon, Siheung, Gangneung, Wonju, Gunsan, Suncheon (extended) Pangyo, Daegu, Gwangju
ㅇ Self-driving private companies can use autonomous vehicles, not commercial vehicles, to transport passengers and cargo for a fee in the relevant district, and receive regulatory exceptions such as exemption from automobile safety standards when temporary operation is permitted. Various self-driving demonstration services suitable for business purposes business can be promoted through
ㅇ The seven newly designated districts include urban areas with congested traffic (Gangnam, Cheonggyecheon), tourist cities with high travel demand (Gangneung, Suncheon, and Gunsan), and new city sections with weak public transportation (Siheung, Wonju). It is expected that the demonstration service of the business model will be promoted.
< Introduced service and scope for each autonomous vehicle pilot operation district >
□ The pilot operation district is a system newly introduced according to the 「Autonomous Driving Vehicle Act」, which came into effect in May 20.5. Six districts were first designated* ('1), and one additional district was designated ('6), and Seoul Seven districts, including Sangam and Jeju, have been designated, and with this designation, it will be expanded to 20.11 districts in 1 cities and provinces nationwide in two years.
* 7 districts (Seoul Sangam, Gyeonggi Pangyo, Jeju, Sejong, Gwangju Metropolitan City, Daegu Metropolitan City, Sejong·Chungbuk)
ㅇ Meanwhile, a total of 6 companies in 7 districts, including Sejong and Daegu Metropolitan City, have already received limited transportation licenses and provided demonstration services to the general public, and Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province, plans to start the service in the second half of the year. In addition, we plan to continuously expand the service scale in the Sangam district of Seoul.
□ The 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport said, “In the future, we will actively support the development of autonomous driving services tailored to the region through consulting with specialized agencies for local governments that wish to designate new pilot districts in the future, and We plan to additionally designate one or more pilot operation districts for each of 25 cities and provinces,” he said.
ㅇ “In the mid- to long-term, we plan to advance the era of autonomous vehicle commercialization by actively promoting the transition to a negative operating system so that autonomous driving can be demonstrated anywhere in the country.”
ㅇ In addition, “so that Korea can lead the era of autonomous vehicles, we will cooperate with relevant ministries to fully support private companies and promote various policies so that the general public can safely and comfortably experience autonomous driving services anytime, anywhere, wherever they want. I plan to leave,” he added.
□ Meanwhile, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport actively collects opinions from local governments and private companies so that autonomous driving technology can be commercialized and accelerate the era of autonomous driving, thereby providing policy support such as improvement of legal and institutional regulations and advancement of autonomous driving infrastructure. We plan to continue our efforts.
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Status of Designation of Self-Driving Vehicle Demonstration Zones
□ Overview of autonomous vehicle pilot operation districts
ㅇ In accordance with the “Autonomous Vehicle Act” (enforced in '20.5), support for private companies to freely demonstrate autonomous driving services in actual urban areas through regulatory exceptions*
* (Special) Allowance of paid transportation of passengers and cargo through autonomous vehicles, exemption from vehicle safety standards, etc.
** (Designation procedure) Local government designation application (frequent) → Working committee and committee (Minister: MOLIT) deliberation (within 90 days) and designation → Permission for special regulatory exceptions for each project → Performance evaluation (every year)
□ Designation status
* Held a commemorative event for the first demonstration service (Sejong Government Complex Circular Shuttle) through the pilot district after district designation (December 20.12.18, XNUMX, attended by the head of the Transportation and Logistics Office, Sejong Mayor, etc.)
ㅇ Expansion of pilot operation district and support for service demonstration through the 3rd deliberation (June 22.6)
– Promotion of designation of at least one pilot operation district in 25 cities and provinces by 17 through a support system such as customized briefing sessions and consulting for each local government
ㅇ We are receiving applications from local governments ('20.7~) from time to time, and after the designation process, 1 cities/provinces (6 districts) are first designated (November 6, 20.11.20) and then one additional district is designated (April 1,'21.4.27).
