SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to develop cutting-edge smart radar technology that will enable autonomous driving sensors, indoor navigation, disaster management, and security. The Ministry of Science and ICT opened radio research centers in four locations including Seoul National University (SNU), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Pohang University [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co. said Monday it will create a high-definition (HD) map based on its 5G network for autonomous driving in Songdo. The country’s leading mobile carrier signed a memorandum of understanding with the Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) to collaborate on the 5G-based HD map in an area [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp. and Hanyang University jointly demonstrated a self-driving car smoothly maneuvering its way through the busy streets of Seoul on Monday, aided by and broadcast live on a 5G network. The South Korean mobile carrier and the university’s Automotive Control and Electronic Lab (ACE Lab) showcased an [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Renault S.A. will join forces with South Korean businesses and researchers to develop autonomous driving technology, with an aim to apply the knowhow to the French carmaker’s electric vehicles, the trade ministry said Tuesday. In a business meeting attended by government officials from the two countries in Seoul, the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — SsangYong Motor Co., the South Korean unit of Indian carmaker Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., said Friday that it has successfully tested a partially self-driving system on its upcoming sport utility vehicle set to be unveiled in March. The automaker has been developing the midsize SUV under the project name [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s biggest auto parts maker, introduced a “Level 4″ full self-driving automation technology at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the company said Wednesday. In a Level 4 car, there is no need for the driver to take control, as the vehicle is [...]
QUEBEC CITY, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — LeddarTech, an industry leader providing the most versatile and scalable auto and mobility LiDAR platform, announced the integration of LeddarTech’s LiDAR products into Apollo, Baidu’s autonomous driving open platform. LeddarTech’s products will now be compatible with Apollo 3.5, the latest version of the platform, through the integration of [...]
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 [...]