South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Releases the 2030 Mobility Innovation Growth Roadmap
On February 26, South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport finalized and announced the *2030 Mobility Innovation Growth Roadmap*, which encompasses innovative initiatives for transportation and urban mobility as a whole. The government plans to formally foster future mobility industries such as autonomous vehicles, Urban Air Mobility (UAM), and green transportation based on this roadmap.
With the goal of commercializing AI-based Level 4 fully autonomous vehicles by 2027, the South Korean government is promoting large-scale demonstration projects on a city-by-city basis. To this end, 200 autonomous vehicles will be deployed in Gwangju this year to test technologies and accumulate data in real road environments. Meanwhile, a platform for integrating and sharing autonomous driving data will be built to optimize the interconnected technology development system of "demonstration and verification - data accumulation - AI learning".
UAM will be commercialized for public services starting in 2028. The South Korean government plans to improve the safety system covering aircraft certification and cybersecurity, and advance the construction of infrastructure such as vertiports and communication networks. Thereafter, private-sector-led expansion of related services will begin in 2030.
The government will also expand green transportation. The proportion of green vehicles among new cars will be raised to 40% by 2030 and 70% by 2035, and a safety and recycling system for electric vehicle batteries will be established. At the same time, it plans to formalize the development of future transportation means such as hydrogen fuel cell buses and hydrogen trains.
Hong Ji-seon, Second Vice Minister of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, stated that driven by the AI transformation, the pace of innovation across various industries is unprecedentedly fast, and this roadmap is expected to set a new milestone for South Korea’s mobility industry.
Finland Completes Northern Europe’s First ETCS+ATO Automatic Train Operation Demonstration
In March 2026, Finland successfully completed Northern Europe’s first automatic train operation demonstration on a main line equipped with the European Train Control System (ETCS). The demonstration was conducted on a 19-kilometer line, where the train achieved precise automatic stopping with an accuracy of 30 to 80 centimeters at a speed of 100 km/h, and realized smooth acceleration and controllable braking through the Automatic Train Operation (ATO) system, demonstrating the seamless integration capability of ATO and ETCS Level 2.
Adopting the semi-automated (GoA2) framework, the demonstration marks a major progress in Finland’s "Digital Railway" initiative, which aims to replace outdated railway infrastructure with the ETCS system to enhance network capacity, safety and operational efficiency. According to relevant technical evaluations, such digital upgrades are expected to increase line capacity by 30%, significantly improve on-time performance, and achieve energy savings of over 30%. This successful demonstration represents a key step for Finland’s railway system in digitalization and sustainable operation.
India’s NHAI Launches National Highway AI Camera Law Enforcement System
Source: nomadlawyer
India’s National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) plans to deploy an AI-driven dashcam monitoring system across the national highway network in 2026. Through real-time video monitoring and AI analysis, the system can instantly identify traffic violations, accidents and dangerous driving behaviors, with data transmitted to the central command center in real time, greatly improving emergency response efficiency.
Utilizing machine learning algorithms, the system can detect speeding, illegal lane changes, line straddling and other behaviors, and capture license plate information with an accuracy rate of 99%, adapting to complex weather conditions such as rainy days and smog 24/7. It will be prioritized in high-accident sections initially, covering 2,000 kilometers by March 2026 and expanding to 5,000 kilometers by the end of the year, focusing on busy corridors such as Delhi-Jaipur and Mumbai-Pune.
The system can reduce accident emergency response time to less than 5 minutes, and support dynamic traffic dispatching and lane closure. Insurance companies plan to lower premiums for compliant drivers based on surveillance footage. The first phase of the project has an investment of approximately 4.5 billion Indian rupees, with supporting construction of power and data transmission infrastructure, and training for personnel on system operation and maintenance as well as data security.
