Sejong to Promote Pilot Project for Autonomous Driving 'Object Address Construction'

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Sejong City is systematizing the assignment of addresses to parking infrastructure related to autonomous vehicles.

The city announced on the 16th that it was selected for the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s ‘2021 Address System Advancement and Innovative Growth Industry Support Contest’ and will promote a pilot project for building object addresses with a special grant of 200 million KRW.

The contest was conducted nationwide targeting 243 local governments to create new industries based on addresses by integrating advanced technologies related to the 4th Industrial Revolution, such as the Internet of Things, with address information.

In the contest, the city proposed the ‘Pilot Project for Building Object Addresses for Autonomous Vehicle Operation and Parking’ and was selected as a pilot project.

The core of this project is to assign and systematize addresses to autonomous vehicle infrastructure such as parking lots, parking spaces, and electric charging stations.

Through this, the city plans to conduct autonomous vehicle demonstrations based on addresses, discover address models to be reflected in precise road maps, and propose policies for institutionalization.

In particular, with the full revision of the Road Name Address Act taking effect on June 9, expanding the concept of addresses to object and spatial addresses, the city’s plan is to simultaneously advance the address system in line with urban structural changes such as smart cities.

The city expects that the pilot project will contribute not only to the development of the address-based autonomous driving industry but also to discovering new industry models utilizing address information.

Kim Jae-joo, head of the Land Information Division of the city, said, “With the selection for the contest, we expect Sejong to be able to discover the nation’s first address-based autonomous driving industry model,” and added, “We will implement the pilot project thoroughly to help Sejong become a leading city in autonomous driving.”

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