Hyundai Motor, Kia and Seoul to Cooperate on Commercializing Level 4 Autonomous City Buses
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Hyundai Motor, Kia, and the Seoul Metropolitan Government, along with the Seoul Bus Transport Business Association, signed a memorandum of understanding on the 1st for the commercialization of Level 4 autonomous city buses and the establishment of an industrial ecosystem.
Seoul will support policy development, institutional improvements, and sharing AI-based training data, while the Seoul Bus Transport Business Association will cooperate on vehicle conversion, workforce, and infrastructure support.
Hyundai Motor and Kia will handle the development and supply of specialized buses and the building of a dedicated control platform, and plan to link operating data with the Seoul bus system.
Hyundai Motor, Kia, and the Seoul Metropolitan Government, along with the Seoul Bus Transport Business Association, signed a memorandum of understanding, or MOU, on the 1st for the commercialization of Level 4 autonomous city buses and the establishment of an industrial ecosystem. Hyundai Motor and Kia will work with Seoul to commercialize Level 4 autonomous city buses and have begun building the related industrial ecosystem.
The agreement focuses on laying the groundwork for commercializing Level 4 autonomous buses based on the demonstration and operation of autonomous city buses that Seoul has been carrying out. It is designed to create a foundation that connects autonomous bus demonstrations to actual service.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government will support the formulation of related policies, institutional improvements, and sharing of AI-based training data. The Seoul Bus Transport Business Association will cooperate on vehicle conversion for operators, workforce support, and infrastructure support.
Hyundai Motor and Kia will develop and supply specialized buses tailored to the installation and integration of autonomous driving systems, and will build a dedicated control platform for managing vehicle operations for operators. Through this, Hyundai Motor and Kia plan to pursue the establishment of an industrial ecosystem by providing vehicles and operating systems at the same time.
The autonomous-driving-specialized buses will be equipped with a standardized sensor configuration and redundant components. The design is intended to help autonomous driving developers verify technologies and accumulate data in the same environment, while also aiming to improve the continuity of vehicle operations for operators. The dedicated control platform manages the real-time operating status of autonomous buses, emergency situations, and risks inside the vehicle.
Hyundai Motor and Kia plan to link the operating data secured through this platform with the Seoul bus system. The linked data will be used for autonomous driving service operations and technological advancement.
The collaboration is also connected to autonomous transportation services currently being pursued in Seoul. Hyundai Motor and Kia were selected in September as a private operator for Seoul's autonomous vehicle transportation platform, and through the mobility platform Shucle, they plan to support the use of autonomous taxis and the Dawn Companion Bus being piloted in the Gangnam and Sangam areas.
Park Min-woo, head of Hyundai Motor and Kia's AVP Division, said the significance of the agreement lies in developing autonomous driving technology into a public transportation service that citizens can use with confidence. He added that he expects the commercialization of Level 4 autonomous city buses and said it could serve as an opportunity to lay the groundwork for new growth in the domestic autonomous driving industry.
Source: TECHWORLD · Kim Seung-gi
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=407689
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