[Industry Updates] Korea to Deploy 200 Autonomous Vehicles Targeting Level 4 Commercialization by 2027
2026-07-13
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport will put 200 dedicated demonstration vehicles on general roads, residential districts, and urban night-time environments in a large-scale autonomous driving pilot program. The ministry said it is targeting commercialization of Level 4 autonomous driving — where the system handles both driving and emergency situations without driver intervention under defined conditions — by 2027, alongside regulatory reforms coordinated with local governments running pilot zones.