JEJU, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The telecom advertisement shows an emergency vehicle rushing a pregnant woman to a hospital, and thanks to a smart transport system, all the traffic lights are green. Such a system is not a dream of the future; it currently exists on the southern resort island of Jeju. Prioritized signal [...]
SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The accident involving an Uber self-driving car that occurred in Arizona on March 18, which resulted in the death of a pedestrian crossing the street, has South Korean autonomous car researchers at work to develop technology that would enhance the road safety of autonomous cars. In addition to the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The customary nod to the driver as one hops on the morning bus to work may soon be a thing of the past, as telecom giant KT had its application to road test a 45-seat driverless bus in Seoul approved by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Making [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems, or C-ITS, are future traffic safety services that are being promoted globally as a means to prevent traffic accidents, and will ultimately serve as an essential resource for self-driving vehicles. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport launched a C-ITS pilot project in July 2014 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean government has taken another step towards a future of autonomous driving, announcing that it has designated a frequency bandwidth that will be specific to self-driving cars. According to the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning, a bandwidth of 70Mhz from 5.855 to 5.925 GHz will be [...]