자율주행자동차 3단계 및 4단계 관련 민사법적 연구 : 독일과 일본 제도를 중심으로

Our interest in the advent of self-driving cars is great. I wonder what kind of situation will unfold in the era of self-driving cars that will soon be faced. As we are well aware, an autonomous vehicle refers to a vehicle that carries people or cargo to its destination by itself without the intervention of a driver. In the case of Korea, the third stage of autonomous vehicles, the partial autonomous driving system stage, is being prepared, which corresponds to an autonomous driving system that operates a car under designated conditions but requires the intervention of the driver if necessary, such as operating limit conditions. Fortunately, for the implementation of the third stage of autonomous vehicles, the Korean government has established manufacturing standards (Car Management Act), driving standards (Road Traffic Act), and compensation standards (Autonomous Vehicle Act). In order to prepare for stage 4 beyond stage 3 of autonomous vehicles, the following matters should be considered. The following items can be suggested as improvement tasks. First, in consideration of the fact that the manufacturing standards, operation standards, and compensation standards of the three stages were established, the same matters should be institutionalized in the case of the fourth stage. Considering that there is a process in which level 4 technologies are developing, major countries are reorganizing them through sub-regulations rather than laws. Korea should also establish a system that responds quickly by being included in sub-regulations. Second, Germany's technical supervisors and Japan's specific operational involvement in stage 4 play a very important role, and Korea should also introduce a corresponding so-called tentatively named autonomous vehicle safety manager to recognize its legal status under the Automobile Guarantee Act. Furthermore, it is reasonable to establish a legal system that accommodates the insured personality through special terms and conditions.