SEJONG, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A simple tap on a smartphone screen can bring a bus to your selected location. And don’t be surprised if the driver’s hands are not on the wheel. The proposed service is an illustration of South Korea’s efforts to develop future vehicles and related services amid growing global competition. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Monday that it will put autonomous buses into commercial service in its administrative hub of Sejong by 2023 as the government seeks to foster future vehicles as a new growth engine. The government will begin operating a bus with Level 3 autonomous driving technology in a [...]
SEJONG, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Sejong has kicked off the first bicycle sharing service in the nation featuring IoT technology. According to the municipal government of Sejong, the smartphone application “New Eoulling,” an upgraded version of the existing bike sharing service, allows users to access shared bicycles by tracking them via [...]
SEJONG, Apr. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government has scrapped plans to intervene in a conflict between couriers and an apartment complex after local residents banned delivery vehicles from entering in fear of potential traffic accidents. In a statement released Thursday, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said, “We tried to help delivery [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — As early as next year, South Korea’s Armed Forces may begin testing drones in artificial combat settings, a sign that a fourth industrial revolution-influenced form of warfare is creeping ever closer. At the three-day “dronebot” expo being held at the Sejong Convention Center, the Army laid out its plans [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has tapped the country’s administrative hub of Sejong and the southeastern port city of Busan as test beds for the realization of smart cities, a presidential committee said Monday, as Asia’s fourth-largest economy searches for new growth engines. Various innovative technologies, ranging from autonomous vehicles to facial [...]
SEJONG, SOUTH KOREA, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Sejong City is revamping its image as an eco-city with the introduction of a new hydrological system that will purify rainwater using soil and pebbles. The Ministry of Environment (MoE) and the National Agency for Administrative City Construction (NAACC) announced plans yesterday to adopt low-impact development (LID) in [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Sejong, the de facto administrative capital of South Korea, introduced a new set of street sweepers that will be responsible for cleaning its streets, running on electric power instead of diesel. The vehicles, developed by RETECH, can operate for eight hours after four hours of charging, and are noise [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Sejong, South Korea’s de facto administrative capital, will become the world’s first city dedicated to self-driving vehicles. Lee Choong-jae, administrator for the National Agency for Administrative City Construction, announced Tuesday an ambitious plan to make all 360 kilometers of roads in the city self-driving-compatible by the year 2020, in [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A groundbreaking ceremony for the National Central Arboretum in Sejong, South Korea’s de facto administrative capital, was held on Wednesday. The 649,000-square-meter garden will comprise of three major sections: a community and participation zone, for various culture, art, and recreational activities; an exhibition zone, for the display and observation [...]