JEJU, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – With its sights set on becoming an “electric car paradise”, the island province of Jeju announced February 9 it will develop a high-precision map for self-driving cars and encourage auto manufacturers to use the island’s facilities as a testing ground. These initiatives will be undertaken jointly with the JDC [...]
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CDNS) and NetSpeed Systems Inc. announced today a collaboration that enables highly optimized and validated interconnect IP solutions for customers developing advanced SoCs for AI and autonomous driving applications. Cadence’s Interconnect Workbench will now include support for performance analysis of NetSpeed IP to give [...]
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — NetSpeed Systems, Inc. today announced that Horizon Robotics has licensed NetSpeed Orion and Gemini Interconnect IP for use in its industry-leading artificial intelligence (AI) chips for embedded AI applications such as autonomous driving and smart cameras. AI applications rely on extensive computing resources to emulate human intelligence [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics Co. has developed an LTE-based autonomous driving technology as part of its ongoing effort to make a presence in the next-generation vehicle market, the company said Sunday. On top of its mainstay handset and home appliance businesses, LG Electronics has stepped up efforts to diversify its portfolios, [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Over six in 10 car buyers are interested in purchasing autonomous vehicles once they are commercialized, a recent survey has revealed. According to the survey conducted by used car website SK Encar last month, over 60 percent of the 1,635 respondents said they would consider buying an autonomous vehicle, while [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Group’s YouTube video of a Kia Soul EV parking itself went viral among car enthusiasts, accumulating over 200,000 views in less than a day. The video, which was filmed at Hyundai’s research institute in Gyeonggi Province (Uiwang), shows a driver stepping out of a vehicle and using [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics is launching a research and development program in pursuit of new autonomous navigation technology. According to Samsung’s recruiting website, the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology is seeking experienced researchers to work in the field of autonomous driving. Autonomous vehicles are automobiles that can drive to a destination on [...]