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Naver’s Self-Driving Robot Highlights Future Ambitions

Naver’s Self-Driving Robot Highlights Future Ambitions

GOYANG, South Korea, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Making an appearance at an auto show for the first time, Naver, operator of Korea’s leading web portal, showcased its ambitious self-driving technology at the 2017 Seoul Motor Show.  But it wasn’t the Naver autonomous vehicle that the tech giant was bragging about at the show, it [...]

Government Uses Drones to Map Hazardous Areas

Government Uses Drones to Map Hazardous Areas

SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – On Tuesday, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport demonstrated its latest 3D-mapping technology that makes use of drones, at the Han River Drone Park.  According to officials, the system will allow for a better response to large-scale disasters such as nuclear power plant accidents or in military conflicts, [...]

Government Set to Develop Technology for “Indoor Spatial Information”

Government Set to Develop Technology for “Indoor Spatial Information”

SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government announced Sunday that it will invest 15 billion won ($12.65 million) to develop technology that can help to quickly and efficiently realize indoor maps, by 2021.  According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the move is aimed at generating indoor spatial information, which [...]