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▲ Ministry of the Territory, Infrastructures and Transport |
[케이에스피뉴스=홍주성 기자 kspa@kspnews.com] On January 8, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation Won Hee-ryong visited Motional, an autonomous driving company, in Las Vegas, USA, discussed the future vision of mobility with top management, and looked for ways to make it happen.
This day’s discussion was made on the occasion of a visit to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), and directly diagnosed the technological level and policy direction of the United States, leading the global autonomous driving industry, the commercialization of fully autonomous in ’27, ’25 It was prepared with the aim of examining government policies and detailed implementation strategies aimed at introducing self-driving buses and shuttles in line with international trends.
Furthermore, this visit is significant as it is the first meeting between the government and major overseas self-driving companies, and through this, the overseas expansion of the domestic self-driving industry and business is expected to of cooperation abroad to guide international standards will be accelerated.
Motional is an autonomous driving company formed through a joint venture (March 2020) between Hyundai Motor Company, a global automotive manufacturer, and Aptiv, a developer of autonomous driving systems in the United States. services to the general public, it is the best company to have various policy discussions with the government.
Minister Won received a briefing from Motional CEO Carl Iagnemma on the current state of Motional’s technology and the political conditions for self-driving cars in the US and various views were exchanged.
Also, after the meeting, they had the opportunity to visit Motional’s self-driving technology development site and experience Motional’s self-driving taxi service in Las Vegas.
During the meeting, Minister Won asked specific and in-depth questions related to the role of government, such as setting up the institutional basis practically necessary for companies to seriously commercialize autonomous driving. mobility experts and cooperation with the international community responding promptly to
Finally, Minister Won stressed, “We will strongly promote preventive efforts that reflect the voices of the technology development field, such as eliminating institutional uncertainty by completing the level 4 release basis such as safety standards and insurance systems by 2024.” become a communication bridge to establish a multifaceted network through cooperation with various private companies and opinion leaders in the international community in the future.”
