South Korea - Revision of Korean Safety and Performance Regulations for Motor Vehicles and Parts (ALKS-related)

​On June 3, 2020, MOLIT, via Public Notice No. 2020-727 (June 2, 2020) published the revision of Korean safety and performance regulations for motor vehicles and parts that is later linked to the latest UNECE regulation announce on June 25, 2020, and adopted by the European Union on Automated Lane Keeping Systems (ALKS).

The scope of this update:

1. Clarify that the subject of safety standard for level 3 automated driving is a passenger vehicle only (Article 111-3): Since the safety and performance standards for current level 3 automated driving system were developed for passenger vehicles, the revision would clearly mention it;

2. Establish a new performance standard for Data Storage System for Automated Driving (DSSAD) (Annex 27): A new performance standard would be established for a device which can determine the cause and responsibility of accident by recording if automated driving system was working in the case an accident involving automated driving vehicle in order to protect and save the victim of accident without delay of time;

3. Correction of a term (Annex 27): The term for the function of hazard warning lamp was misused as emergency warning signal, so it would be corrected.

Final date for comments: 60 days from notification
Proposed date of adoption: To be determined
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined