LGU+ Supports Technology for 5G-Based Autonomous Driving Demonstration Project

Autonomous A2Z and Technology Partnership MOU

Kang Jong-oh, Executive Director of Mobility Business at LG Uplus (left), and Han Ji-hyung, CEO of Autonomous A2G, are posing for a commemorative photo after signing a business agreement on the autonomous driving demonstration project in Sejong City.
[Photo by LG Uplus]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] LG Uplus announced on the 14th that it will launch a demonstration project for autonomous driving services with Autonomous A2Z based on 5G and high-precision map technologies.

The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for this technical cooperation at LG Uplus's Yongsan headquarters on the 12th, agreeing to establish detailed cooperation plans such as forming and operating a working-level consultative group.

Through this agreement, LG Uplus will support V2X technologies (communication-based technologies that allow vehicles and objects to exchange information) including a 5G communication network for autonomous driving services, dynamic high-precision maps, and high-precision positioning (RTK - measuring vehicle location at centimeter-level accuracy) solutions to enhance safety and reliability. Autonomous A2Z will provide the autonomous driving vehicle platform.

Autonomous A2Z is the leading domestic autonomous driving solution development company with a cumulative autonomous driving distance exceeding 20,000 km. It has secured autonomous vehicles including ultra-compact electric vehicles, regular passenger cars, and 15-seat minibuses based on full-stack technologies such as perception, decision-making, and control, and is conducting demonstrations in various environments including daytime, nighttime, and adverse weather conditions.

Kang Jong-oh, Executive Director of Mobility Business at LG Uplus, said, "We plan to continuously conduct joint demonstrations of solutions that can complement safety by applying LG Uplus's 5G-based V2X technology to Autonomous A2Z's autonomous driving technology platform," adding, "We will continue to establish the foundation for commercialization of autonomous driving services through ongoing technology exchanges and demonstrations."

Han Ji-hyung, CEO of Autonomous A2Z, said, "First, we plan to develop more advanced autonomous driving technologies using big data exchanged between autonomous vehicles through infrastructure established in Sejong City and LG Uplus's 5G technology," adding, "In the future, we will allow citizens to directly experience various related services."

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