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Incheon’s Bupyeong District Launches Innovative Parking System Using Autonomous Robots

Incheon’s Bupyeong District Launches Innovative Parking System Using Autonomous Robots

INCHEON, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting in March, Bupyeong District in Incheon, South Korea, is set to officially operate an automated public parking lot using autonomous driving robots. The district announced on January 17 that the parking facility, located underground in Galsan-dong Gulpo Food Town, is part of a broader urban renewal initiative.  Constructed as a [...]

Solution for Unauthorized Parking on Private Property Still at Large

Solution for Unauthorized Parking on Private Property Still at Large

SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The controversy over parking inside private property, which has been a major source of inconvenience in everyday life, is being neglected without proper efforts to come up with a solution simply because there are no ‘grounds’ to execute administrative measures or enforcement. The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission reported [...]

Jeju Expands Coverage of ‘Garage Certificate System’ to All Types of Vehicles

Jeju Expands Coverage of ‘Garage Certificate System’ to All Types of Vehicles

JEJU, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The provincial government of Jeju Island has expanded the coverage of a unique garage certificate system exclusive to the island, to all types of vehicles starting from January, and there are mixed expectations and concerns about the province’s latest decision. The system makes it obligatory for vehicle owners to [...]

Kakao T Lets You Know if Parking Lots are Full or Not Before Arrival

Kakao T Lets You Know if Parking Lots are Full or Not Before Arrival

SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Kakao Mobility, a firm that provides cab-hailing and driver-for-hire services, said Monday it added a new artificial intelligence (AI) function that can predict whether parking lots are full or not to its Kakao T Parking service, a first among South Korean parking apps. Previously, it was impossible for drivers [...]

Parking Lots Ban BMWs Due to Fire Hazard

Parking Lots Ban BMWs Due to Fire Hazard

  SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — With car owners continuing to report engine fires on BMW’s 520d model, a number of car parks are banning the vehicle in question. A sign at an automated parking building in Seoul’s Gaepo-dong neighborhood in Gangnam-gu yesterday warned, “BMW vehicles absolutely cannot be parked here.” The building, mainly [...]