OIKN Ready To Test Autonomous Cars And Flying Taxis At IKN Next Year

Tourists visit the location of the Nusantara Capital Zero Point in Sepaku District, North Penajam Paser Regency, East Kalimantan. BETWEEN

The Capital Archipelago Authority (OIKN) is ready to test autonomous cars and flying taxis next year in order to support the State Capital (IKN) of the Archipelago in East Kalimantan as a smart city. "We have talked about how next year there will be a showcase or proof of concept of how the autonomous car (autonomous vehicle) is ready to be tested on the national axis," said OIKN Deputy for Green and Digital Transformation Mohammed Ali Berawi in an online discussion that was followed in Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, August 1. Ali added, in addition to piloting an autonomous car on the national axis, OIKN also plans to test flying taxis or flying cars as an effort to build an intelligent mobility ecosystem. "OIKN has also made a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with one of the technology providers from South Korea to develop urban air mobility or flying taxis (sky taxis). We are also ready to do this next year," he said. The flying car technology resembles a drone that can contain passengers and goods. One of its functions is to more easily reach areas that are difficult to reach by road and hills. This flying car technology has not yet been mass produced, so it still requires various developments. The vision of the capital city of Nusantara carries the "World City for All", so the vision of the archipelago confirms that the development and development of the capital city of the archipelago will govern global standard. Then become a driving engine for Kalimantan, and trigger the strengthening of domestic value chains throughout Eastern Indonesia, the capital city of Nusantara in Indonesia will place Indonesia in a more strategic position in world trade routes, investment flows, and technological innovations.

In addition, the capital city of Nusantara will also be a pilot for the development of a green and sustainable city driven by the application of the latest technology, the vision of the capital city of the archipelago is not only a new civilization that will live in the capital city of the archipelago in the future, but also environmental conditions that will be restored, and preserved according to the rules of sustainable development.