The National Police Agency plans to introduce driver's licenses for large automatic transmission (AT) vehicles, including trucks and buses, in fiscal 2026 or later, it was learned Thursday.
To introduce such licenses, the agency on the day released a draft revision to the ordinance for the enforcement of the road traffic law.
The move comes in response to the proliferation of AT vehicles and the so-called 2024 problem of driver shortage due to new overtime rules for drivers.