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Seoul Metro Expands AI Interpretation System for Better Tourist Experience

Seoul Metro Expands AI Interpretation System for Better Tourist Experience

SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul’s subway system is set to become more tourist-friendly with the expansion of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) interpretation system in 11 stations, facilitating real-time conversations between foreign visitors and station staff in their native languages.  Seoul Metro announced on March 14 that the ‘Simultaneous Foreign Language Conversation System’ will be [...]

Seoul Metro to Ban All Subway Protests by Disability Advocacy Group

Seoul Metro to Ban All Subway Protests by Disability Advocacy Group

SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Metro, the operator of Seoul subway lines No. 1-8, announced measures Thursday to ban all subway protests by a disabled advocacy group after they resumed their morning rush-hour protest this week. Seoul Metro said it came up with the three-step countermeasures against Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination (SADD) on [...]

Seoul Metro Enhances Safety Measures to Prevent Subway Platform Falls

Seoul Metro Enhances Safety Measures to Prevent Subway Platform Falls

SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government and Seoul Metro have announced plans to enhance safety measures for subway platforms to prevent falls. Recently, a 4-year-old boy fell through a gap at Chungmuro Station on Seoul Subway Line 3 while disembarking from the subway. Passengers heard his mother’s cries, stopped the subway [...]

Seoul Metro Unveils Real-time Translation for Foreign Visitors

Seoul Metro Unveils Real-time Translation for Foreign Visitors

SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Metro, the city-run operator of the subway system in Seoul, said Monday it will establish a communication system aimed at facilitating interactions between subway staff and foreigners through real-time translation. The organization intends to choose a developer to design and implement an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered system and initiate a [...]

Seoul Subway Stations to Get Parking Facilities for Electric Scooters

Seoul Subway Stations to Get Parking Facilities for Electric Scooters

SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Metro said Wednesday that it is working to install parking and charging facilities for shared electric scooters around subway stations in the city to help enhance the safety of its citizens. The two-wheeled vehicles, also called electric kickboards and mostly operated by ridesharing companies, have emerged as a [...]