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HD-Map Service for Autonomous Cars Coming Later This Year


HD-maps. (image: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)

HD-maps. (image: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)

SEOUL, Jun. 20 (Korea Bizwire)A high-definition (HD) map service, containing three-dimensional (3D) spatial information essential for driving autonomous vehicles, is expected to be developed for highways across the country in the second half of the year.

The government formed a “5G+ Strategic Committee” that is a government-private partnership and held its first meeting Wednesday to announce major plans for the second half of this year that call for such measures.

The HD-map is a 3D spatial information system that was built in advance so that self-driving cars can locate themselves and recognize road and traffic regulations.

When sensor information that is built into an autonomous vehicle and the HD-map service are combined, it is possible to run the car more safely and efficiently.

It is essential to establish precise guidance in order to implement Level 4 autonomy, which allows cars to drive themselves to their destination without driver intervention, out of 0 to 5 levels of self-driving car technology.

The government has decided to push for technology verification and pilot operation of self-driving shuttles at Gyeonggi Province’s Pangyo Zero City tech valley and Suseong District in Daegu.

D. M. Park (dmpark@koreabizwire.com)

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