SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Technology to combat drowsy driving, a major safety hazard, will become commercially available this year. The Korea Transportation Safety Authority (TS) in a statement issued on January 9 unveiled its core areas of emphasis this year to be the improvement of road safety and the enhancement of current R&D [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Mystery shoppers will visit vehicle inspection stations across South Korea from next year to keep an eye on inspectors. “From the second half of next year, mystery shoppers will be deployed to vehicle inspection stations owned by the Korea Transportation Safety Authority and private companies, to help tackle corrupt practices,” [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Following a car accident last year involving a high school student who was driving a car he rented through his father’s car sharing service account, the South Korean government announced plans to introduce stricter security measures to prevent similar incidents on Friday. The case of a rented Kia K5 smashing [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Collaboration between two quasi-government agencies is set to change the way drivers in South Korea are reminded to book an appointment for regular car maintenance. The Korea Transportation Safety Authority (TS) and the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday to use mobile messaging [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of cars subject to safety-related recalls in South Korea jumped over 25 percent in the first half of 2015 as automakers tended to voluntarily recall vehicles suspected of possible defects, data showed Wednesday. Local and foreign automakers recalled 425,212 cars during the January-June period for safety-related defects, [...]