Hyundai Motor Group will test about 200 autonomous vehicles based on the Ioniq 5 electric car in Gwangju, South Korea. This project is part of Seoul's ambition to catch up with the United States and China in driverless car technology.
Quoted from Yonhap, Wednesday, May 13, Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding with the South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Gwangju City Government, and a number of mobility startups, including Autonomous A2Z and Ride Flux.
In the project, Hyundai and Kia will develop autonomous vehicles based on the Ioniq 5. The cars will be used for autonomous mobility services in Gwangju, including vehicle arrangement and fleet control.
Atria AI software, developed by 42dot, a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor, will analyze driving data collected during the trial. The data is used to test and improve the capabilities of autonomous vehicles on the road.
The target of this project is to achieve Level 4 autonomous technology. At this level, vehicles can carry out all driving tasks in a certain area without human intervention.
The South Korean government will support the project with deregulation and policy packages. Gwangju is targeted to become a special zone for autonomous vehicles.
Transport Minister Kim Yun-duk said South Korea must not lag behind countries that have been the first to advance in autonomous vehicle technology.
"We must not lag behind the pioneers of autonomous vehicles, such as the United States and China," Kim said, quoted by Yonhap.
He said the government wants to make South Korea one of the world's three largest players in autonomous mobility solutions.
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