CEO Message
“We are rising
as the world’s best research institute for
automobile safety.”
More than 30 years have passed since the Korea Automobile Testing and Research Institute was founded under the Korea Transportation Safety Authority.
Since its opening in 1987, we have never stopped working to help vehicles have greater safety. For newly launched cars, we apply the Korean New Car Assessment Program to ensure their safety, and for those already in use, we conduct rigorous safety defect investigation. On the international arena, we have participated actively in initiatives for globally harmonized vehicle safety standards, helping the country garner greater presence in the industry and trade more widely and deeply with other countries.
Amid the gigantic wave of the 4th Industrial Revolution, we recently decided to channel more of our resources to research into the safety of automated vehicles and eco-friendly ones such as fuel-cell and electric vehicles. One example of our efforts in this regard is creation of K-City where autonomous driving can be fully tested at the highest level possible in the world today in an effort to help not only automakers but also local electronic and IT players expand into the emerging market.
We will continue to work to keep you safe and happy. Tests will be conducted more rigorously to ensure that means of transportation are safe enough for you to use. Furthermore, more efforts will be placed into the development of new technology to help make transport more convenient. Your applause and interest will give us the power to carry on towards another giant leap forward.
Thank you