The culture that governance networks uphold is an often-overlooked aspect in transport policy studies. Nonetheless, governance culture plays a major part in how governing is done in practice. This article explores the cultural elements that have constituted the Finnish governance approach to road transport automation. Through in-depth interviews with a range of governance actors, we identified several cultural elements that have affected the governance of transport automation in Finland. These include the historic commitment to the system of automobility in terms of ideology and materialities, the taboos and persistent techno-economic rationales of transport governance, the recent shift from infrastructure-focused governance paradigm to one that emphasises the enablement of innovation, internationally espoused narratives surrounding transport automation and the network's (mis)understanding of roles, responsibilities and agency. For the Finnish transport governance network, acknowledging and addressing these aspects of the governance culture offers a chance to create more democratic and comprehensive governance processes.

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解析芬兰交通自动化治理的文化方面：访谈研究

治理网络所秉持的文化是交通政策研究中经常被忽视的一个方面。尽管如此，治理文化在实践中如何进行治理中发挥着重要作用。本文探讨了构成芬兰道路运输自动化治理方法的文化元素。通过对一系列治理参与者的深入访谈，我们确定了影响芬兰交通自动化治理的几个文化因素。其中包括在意识形态和物质方面对汽车系统的历史性承诺、交通治理的禁忌和持久的技术经济原理、最近从以基础设施为中心的治理范式向强调支持创新的治理范式的转变、国际上流行的叙事围绕运输自动化以及网络对角色、责任和机构的（错误）理解。对于芬兰交通治理网络来说，承认并解决治理文化的这些方面提供了创建更加民主和全面的治理流程的机会。