자율주행자동차의 상용화를 위한 법적 개선방안 연구

Abstract

‘The Act on the Promotion and Support of Commercialization of Autonomous Vehicles’ aims to improve living environment of people and contribute to the country’s economic development by promoting commercialization of autonomous vehicles through creation of safe operating system of autonomous vehicles, etc. However, there are several problems with such commercialization of autonomous vehicles. First, the government’s policy toward autonomous vehicles is passive and public acceptance is inadequate. And safety according to structural deficiency of an autonomous vehicle is at issue. In addition, difficulties that arise when finding the cause and assigning responsibility in case of an autonomous vehicle accident as well as low intensity in the research and development of autonomous vehicles are being posed. For remedying above problems due to commercialization of autonomous vehicles, it requires to: Improve a law/system for enforcing an autonomous vehicle policy, establish an advanced traffic infrastructure, establish a safety control system, secure the driving force through government-school cooperation and have government’s supporting policy; Complete security devices in an autonomous vehicle such as steering wheel, braking system and seat and have adequate test-driving for commercialization of autonomous vehicles; Pursue full commercialization with extensive experience and accumulated data in the autonomous vehicle industry and technical development, and; Promptly establish the cause and assign responsibility in case of an autonomous vehicle accident. For realizing such improvements specifically, it requires to: Actively promote a policy for autonomous vehicles, and implement and completely support a development policy through an assessment system (feedback) on the decision of policy; Institutionalize pre- and post-inspections with an advanced system so as to increase high-level safety of autonomous vehicles; Pursue full commercialization of autonomous vehicles through advanced techniques and contribute to enhancement of national competitiveness, and; Institutionalize a prompt inquest into cause and transparent responsibility in case of an autonomous vehicle accident. As a result, the legal and institutional complement must take precedence in order for autonomous vehicles to commercialize and have refined techniques.