Strengthening cooperation with standardization organizations such as SAE and joint development of standards
Promoting domestic commercialization of autonomous driving through the establishment of key national standards

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (hereinafter referred to as the Standards Agency) is actively working to reflect domestic autonomous driving technology in international standards.

On the 19th, the Korea Agency for Technology and Standards held the '2023 Autonomous Vehicle Standardization Forum General Assembly and International Conference' with about 100 domestic and international experts, including the US SAE, at the Sofitel in Seoul and announced the 'Autonomous Vehicle Standardization Promotion Strategy'.

The 'Autonomous Vehicle Standardization Promotion Strategy' was prepared over the past year through the 'Autonomous Vehicle Standardization Forum' comprised of 300 experts from 140 domestic organizations, and is aimed at completing the enactment of 25 urgent KS standards for implementing autonomous driving, such as data standards and core component (lidar, camera, etc.) standards, by 2025 and proposing 30 new international standards.

In addition, we will strengthen cooperation, such as joint development of standards with de facto standardization organizations such as SAE, which has a substantial influence on the autonomous vehicle industry, as well as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO/IEC), to support domestic autonomous driving technology being adopted in the global market.

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According to the 'Autonomous Vehicle Standardization Promotion Strategy' published by the Korea Agency for Technology and Standards, the vision is to establish a global model for the new industry of autonomous vehicles that leads standards, and to promote domestic commercialization of autonomous vehicles through the establishment of core national standards and through international standardization cooperation. Supporting the global diffusion of technology was set as the basic direction.

To this end, we plan to establish 25 national standards to strengthen the autonomous vehicle industry by 2025 and propose 30 international standards to lead international standards.

The Korea Agency for Technology and Standards has established a plan to achieve the above goals through three major strategies and eight promotion tasks.

The first strategy focuses on promoting the common language of the autonomous vehicle industry, data standards, and sets the tasks of △ national standardization of autonomous vehicle data standards and △ verification and expansion of data standards. The development of essential data standards for nationwide commercialization of autonomous vehicles will be given top priority, and Seoul- We will promote verification in cooperation with local governments such as Sejong.

The second strategy is to establish standards to support the fostering and commercialization of the autonomous vehicle industry, with three tasks set: △standardization of key components and system performance test methods, △standardization of standards related to autonomous vehicle safety and international regulations, and △standardization of autonomous driving-related service models. It contains the content of promoting standardization of basic characteristics such as testing and evaluation, safety, and compatibility to enable domestic companies with technology to enter the market.

The final strategy is to strengthen autonomous vehicle standardization capabilities and spread the results by implementing three tasks: △ strengthening the functions of the autonomous vehicle standardization forum, △ supporting standardization linkage of national autonomous vehicle R&D results, and △ supporting overseas expansion of domestic technology through international cooperation.

William Gauss, SAE International Cooperation Director, who attended the event that day, introduced the trends in autonomous vehicle standardization in the United States and expressed his anticipation for cooperation with Korean experts.

Professor Sitharta from the University of Warwick in the UK emphasized that standards must respond quickly to the market for autonomous vehicles to succeed, while Zhao Bolin, head of the China Automotive Technology Research Center, introduced China's ICV (Intelligent & Connected Vehicle) concept, which includes autonomous vehicles.

At the subsequent standardization performance exchange meeting, the results of R&D-linked standard development through cooperation with the Autonomous Driving Technology Development Innovation Center, such as the LiDAR standard, were shared.

Jin Jong-wook, the head of the Korea Agency for Technology and Standards, said, “The global technological competition to dominate the autonomous vehicle market is now expanding to standards. The government will expand cooperation with allied countries on our standards and support domestic companies to advance to the global stage.”