Sejong, Autonomous Driving Robots for 'Delivery, Disinfection, and Security Patrol' Demonstration

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] It is expected that robots delivering food and taking charge of quarantine activities to prevent infectious diseases such as COVID-19, as well as security patrols, will become commonplace in Sejong.

Sejong City announced on the 16th that it was finally designated for the ‘Sejong Autonomous Outdoor Robot’ demonstration project at the Regulatory Free Zone Committee recently held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun.

The designation of the outdoor robot demonstration project adds the ‘Autonomous Outdoor Robot Operation’ demonstration project to the existing shuttle service-centered Sejong Autonomous Driving Regulatory Free Zone utilizing autonomous vehicles, bringing Sejong one step closer to becoming a city specialized in autonomous driving.

Going forward, Sejong plans to verify the safety and commercialization of autonomous outdoor robots for non-face-to-face service fields such as food delivery, COVID-19 quarantine, and security patrols in places like Central Park, and through this, lead the early commercialization of non-face-to-face service robots by establishing standards and certification systems for autonomous outdoor robots and equipping them with domestically produced LiDAR.

In particular, unlike sandbox projects conducted mainly through individual pilot operations, this demonstration will also provide integrated services such as the establishment of an integrated control system for demonstration robots within the region and the development of a common charging and driving system.

The city emphasizes that this is meaningful in that the autonomous outdoor robot project diversifies the autonomous driving industry by utilizing the previously established autonomous driving infrastructure and optimal demonstration environments such as large-scale parks.

Additionally, by allowing the collection and utilization of video data from autonomous driving robots and sharing the operational performance and related big data of the demonstration with small and medium-sized enterprises, startups, and research institutes, it aims to contribute to the revitalization of related and applied industries.

Lee Chun-hee, Mayor of Sejong City, said, “With the promotion of the autonomous outdoor robot demonstration added to the existing autonomous driving regulatory free zone designation, Sejong City will be able to leap forward as a city specialized in autonomous driving.” He added, “At the same time, Sejong will create high-quality jobs related to autonomous vehicles and intelligent robots and create an opportunity to improve the quality of life for citizens.”

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