Six companies in the Autonomous A2G Consortium, including Kakao Mobility (Kakao Mobility, Autonomous A2G, Korea Automobile Research Institute, KT, Hyundai AutoEver, and New Mobility), are launching the world’s first passenger and logistics integrated ‘Dalgubeol Autonomous Vehicle’ mobility service. announced that it would present . The Autonomous A2G Consortium was selected as the final operator of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s second ‘Autonomous Driving Mobility Service Project’ contest and has been preparing to launch the service.
The ‘Dalgubeol Autonomous Car’ mobility service is a project that provides free autonomous driving services to Daegu residents until 2023, and will first begin operation in the Daegu Technopolis area. It is the world’s first self-driving mobility service that integrates passengers and logistics, with the goal of providing a variety of mobility services beyond simply verifying autonomous driving technology.
In the first year, autonomous DRT service will be provided on a passenger-centered variable route in the 10.6km target section of Daegu Technopolis, and in the second year, the operating section will be expanded to cover a total of 28.2km including Daegu Technopolis – National Industrial Complex – connecting routes. We plan to expand into a demand-responsive autonomous DRT service that integrates passengers and logistics and an integrated mobility service using robot delivery.
‘Dalgubeol Autonomous Car’ allows those who apply for pre-boarding to ride three autonomous cars for free anywhere within the service area near Daegu Technopolis starting from the 29th, and runs from 14:00 to 20:00 on weekdays (Monday to Friday). It operates on time. Additionally, a safety officer with professional service training sits in the driver’s seat in case of an emergency.
After applying for a ride in a vehicle by scanning a QR code or clicking a banner on online or offline promotional channels, you can call the vehicle through the call-only app ‘Kakao T’, and passengers can check the status of self-driving mobility movement through the app. there is.
This mobility service is participated by Kakao Mobility, Autonomous A2G, the organizer, as well as Korea Automobile Research Institute, KT, Hyundai Autoever, and Newbility, which have the best technology in the field of autonomous driving mobility.
Autonomous A2G will manufacture and operate a total of eight level 4 autonomous vehicles in this project. We plan to operate 3 additional autonomous vans in the first year and 5 additional autonomous vans and passenger cars in the 2nd year. We plan to provide safety based on proven technology with the largest autonomous driving demonstration distance and autonomous vehicles in the country. ·Autonomous passenger and logistics integrated vehicle platform technology with guaranteed reliability will also be applied to delivery mobility.
Each vehicle is equipped with 4 LIDARs, 5 a2z vision cameras, and 1 front radar to recognize surrounding objects and road environments, and combines them with autonomous vehicles, smart infrastructure on the road, and an autonomous driving control center that manages them. We plan to provide safer autonomous driving services.
In this project, Kakao Mobility is responsible for planning and building a platform for integrated passenger and logistics mobility services. In addition, information on how the autonomous vehicle perceives its surroundings is provided to passengers in real time through a passenger-friendly sensor view (AVV, Autonomous Vehicle Visualizer). Kakao Mobility is advancing the basic technologies required for commercialization of autonomous driving services based on the unrivaled platform capabilities it has built through Korea’s leading mobility platform ‘Kakao T’.
KT builds OBU terminal/RS infrastructure and provides C-ITS services. Hyundai AutoEver is responsible for building the autonomous driving C-ITS infrastructure. The Korea Automobile Research Institute is responsible for building the autonomous driving control system, and Newability operates three delivery robots and provides autonomous robot delivery services.
In this project, the Autonomous A2G Consortium does not stop at simply demonstrating technology, but presents a new paradigm of ‘user acceptance-centered verification’ to discover areas where autonomous driving technology can improve real-life convenience and implement it as a service. The plan is to advance the technology required for service commercialization and strive to establish an autonomous driving ecosystem.
Han Ji-hyung, CEO of Autonomous A2G, said, “With the full support of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Daegu City, we will introduce the world’s first integrated passenger logistics autonomous driving service to general citizens, so this project is very meaningful and has great implications.” “We will do our best to operate the service so that you can fully experience the safest and most convenient self-driving mobility service in the country,” he said.
Jang Seong-wook, Vice President of Kakao Mobility Future Mobility Research Institute, said, “This ‘Dalgubeol autonomous vehicle’ is a new service model that integrates passenger and logistics services, and is expected to take us one step closer to commercializing autonomous driving.” He added, “Kakao T platform technology. “We will strive to enable more citizens to experience self-driving services by combining our service management and service operation capabilities with partners with excellent technology,” he said.
Source: Pangyo Techno Valley Official Newsroom
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