PYEONGTAEK/SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Co. staged a capability demonstration of a homegrown multi-purpose unmanned ground vehicle at a key U.S. military base south of Seoul on Tuesday. The company showcased key capabilities of the military vehicle, Arion-SMET, at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, 65 kilometers south of Seoul — the [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government announced plans Tuesday to streamline its underperforming programs in efforts to advance the local unmanned vehicle industry. It will focus first on developing “common technologies” crucial to drones, driverless cars and unmanned vessels, according to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning. The government [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Self-driving cars could hit South Korean roads by 2020, an official said Friday, in an apparent move to stay ahead of the global competition for autonomous vehicles. South Korea will develop sensors and other autonomous technologies while cutting red tape for driverless cars, presidential spokesman Min Kyung-wook said. He [...]