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 [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – “What’s wrong with the car?” says a man’s voice on a vehicle’s black box camera recording. Seconds later, the situation quickly deteriorates. An intersection appears, and the light is clearly red. But the car is not slowing down, and instead is actually accelerating. “The baby, the baby, the baby,” [...]
SEJONG, Nov.23 (Korea Bizwire) – By 2017, cars will automatically report car accidents to the police and fire departments. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that matters related to the Accident Emergency Call System will be discussed at the UNECE/WP29 (World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations), held in Seoul from November 24 [...]
SUWON, Nov.10 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of accidents caused by foreigners driving without a valid driver’s license has been increasing rapidly. However, since there is no way for Koreans to receive compensation when a foreign driver without a license causes an accident, there is increasing pressure for legal countermeasures to be introduced. According to [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The regional investigation unit within the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said on September 29 that its investigators arrested a group of suspects implicated in a series of insurance scams, with 77 others booked without detention. According to the police agency, the perpetrators took a total of 600 million won (US$569,000) in 25 [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Seungri, a member of Korean popular boy group Big Bang, had a car accident around 3:30 a.m. on Friday in Korea. He was on his way back home after a launching party for Nonagon, a fashion collaboration brand made by YG Entertainment and Cheil Industries. It was reported that Seungri [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Ladies’ Code, a Korean K-pop girl group, was involved in a fatal car accident in the morning of September 3. EunB, 21, one of the five members, was killed. Other members, Rise and SoJung, suffered severe injuries, while the other members, Asheley and Zuny sustained minor injuries. It is [...]