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2. Evolution of Government Policy for Autonomous Mobility: Korean and French Cases and Their Differences

Author : Jeehoon Ki

Published in: The Robomobility Revolution of Urban Public Transport

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Government behavior is one of the key factors shaping the coming era of autonomous mobility. This chapter explores the evolution of government policy and regulations in the 2010s for the commercial deployment of autonomous vehicles (AVs). This study explores the cases of Korea and France as they are major players in the global automotive industry and, at the same time, take contrasting approaches to the emergence of autonomous mobility. They have in common that AVs were set as a national strategic sector in the early 2010s for industrial competitiveness. Various policy measures and regulation changes have been followed in four areas: (1) research and development (R&D) and tests, (2) legal and regulatory framework, (3) infrastructure for AV deployment, and (4) social acceptance. The two countries take different approaches. While France takes a demand-pull approach, focusing on developing autonomous mobility, Korea takes a tech-push approach, focusing on developing autonomous vehicles. This difference reflects each country’s country-specific socio-economic context and their government’s perspective on autonomous driving.

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Title: Evolution of Government Policy for Autonomous Mobility: Korean and French Cases and Their Differences
Author: Jeehoon Ki
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: The Robomobility Revolution of Urban Public Transport
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-72975-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-72976-9

Copyright Year: 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72976-9_2

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